Rapid development of Chiari I malformation in an infant with Seckel syndrome and craniosynostosis: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1113-1115

  Hopkins, Timothy E ^a   Haines, Stephen J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiari I malformation; Children; Craniosynostosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Seckel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER; APNEA; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROCEPHALY; MICROGNATHIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PNEUMONIA; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SECKEL SYNDROME; SEPSIS; SYMPTOM; SYNOSTOSIS; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037404516     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.5.1113     Document Type: Article

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