Familial Chiari type I malformation with syringomyelia in two siblings: Case report and review of the literature

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 955-959

  Mavinkurve, Gaurav G ^a   Sciubba, Daniel ^a   Amundson, Eric ^a   Jallo, George I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiari type I malformation; Familial aggregation; Genetic basis; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SIBLING; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ADOLESCENT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PEDIGREE; SCOLIOSIS; SIBLINGS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 27744548617     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-005-1146-0     Document Type: Review

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