Theoretical analysis of the pathophysiology of syringomyelia associated with adhesive arachnoiditis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 754-757

  Chang, H S ^a   Nakagawa, H ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SIMULATION; FORAMEN MAGNUM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYRINGOMYELIA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ARACHNOID; ARACHNOIDITIS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); SPINAL CORD; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 1942453321     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.018671     Document Type: Article

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