Elucidating the pathophysiology of syringomyelia

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 553-562

  Heiss, John D ^a,b   Patronas, Nicholas ^a   DeVroom, Hetty L ^a   Shawker, Thomas ^a   Ennis, Robert ^a   Kammerer, William ^a   Eidsath, Alec ^a   Talbot, Thomas ^a   Morris, Jonathan ^a   Eskioglu, Eric ^a   Oldfield, Edward H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arnold Chiari malformation; Neurophysiology; Radiography; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 0033501520     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.4.0553     Document Type: Article

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