Hypothesis on the pathophysiology of syringomyelia based on simulation of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 344-347

  Chang, H S ^a   Nakagawa, H ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CISTERNA MAGNA; HYPOTHESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKULL; SPINAL CORD; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CISTERNA MAGNA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 0037372763     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.3.344     Document Type: Article

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