The natural history of ventriculomegaly and tonsillar herniation in children with posterior fossa tumours - An MRI study

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 246-253

  Gnanalingham, Kanna K ^a,b   Lafuente, Jesus ^a   Thompson, Dominic ^a   Harkness, William ^a   Hayward, Richard ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Brindhavan   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Natural history; Posterior fossa tumours; Tonsillar herniation; Ventricular size

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER SURGERY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOIDS; ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0141426751     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072869     Document Type: Article

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