The Chiari pseudotumor cerebri syndrome: Symptom recurrence after decompressive surgery for Chiari malformation type I

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-19

  Fagan, Lisa H ^a   Ferguson, Sherise ^a   Yassari, Reza ^a   Frim, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiari decompression; Chiari malformation; Failed; Pseudotumor cerebri

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 29144493755     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089504     Document Type: Article

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