A craniocervical injury-induced syringomyelia caused by central canal dilation secondary to acquired tonsillar herniation. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 95, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 122-127

  Takamura, Y ^a   Kawasaki, T ^a   Takahashi, A ^a   Nunomura, K ^a   Tiba, K ^a   Hasunuma, M ^a   Itou, T ^a  

^a Shintoshi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central canal; Cerebellar tonsil; Herniation; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ADULT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENCEPHALOCELE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK INJURIES; SPINAL CANAL; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 0034873359     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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