Partial rhombencephalosynapsis and Chiari II malformation

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 299-302

  Wan, S M Y ^a   Khong, P L ^b   Ip, P ^b   Ooi, G C ^b  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arnold Chiari malformation; Cerebellum; Child; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rhombencephalon

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RHOMBENCEPHALOSYNAPSIS; SPINA BIFIDA;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGOMYELOCELE; RHOMBENCEPHALON; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 23844448698     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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