Treatment of down syndrome-associated craniovertebral junction abnormalities

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 93, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 205-213

  Taggard, D A ^a   Menezes, A H ^a   Ryken, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial instability; Basilar invagination; Cervical spine; Craniovertebral junction; Down syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CHILD; CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION ABNORMALITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TORTICOLLIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0034432948     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2000.93.2.0205     Document Type: Article

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