Dandy-Walker complex and syringomyelia in an adult: Case report and discussion

Neurosurgery

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 191-194

  Hammond, Christopher J ^a   Chitnavis, Bhupal ^a   Penny, Christopher C ^a   Strong, Anthony J ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Cystoperitoneal shunt; Dandy Walker syndrome; Posterior fossa decompression; Syringomyelia; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CLINICAL FEATURE; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGOMYELIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; REVIEW;

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SYRINGOMYELIA; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0036363249     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200201000-00028     Document Type: Article

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