Achondroplasia and cervicomedullary compression: Prospective evaluation and surgical treatment

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 78-83

  Keiper Jr , Glenn L ^a   Koch, Bernadette ^b   Crone, Kerry R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achondroplasia; Cervicomedullary compression; Magnetic resonance imaging; Posterior fossa decompression; Prospective evaluation; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE SCINTISCANNING; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0344614666     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028838     Document Type: Article

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