Congenital malformations of the brain - A neurosurgical perspective at the close of the twentieth century

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 15, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 635-645

  Peter, Jonathan C ^a   Fieggen, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cysts; Dandy Walker complex; Encephaloceles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BRAIN MALFORMATION; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; ENCEPHALOCELE; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ARACHNOID CYSTS; CHILD; DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME; ENCEPHALOCELE; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0032703124     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050452     Document Type: Article

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