Adult syringomielia: Classification, pathogenesis and therapeutic approaches

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 65-72

  Di Lorenzo, N ^a   Cacciola, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Chiari type I malformation; Craniocervical decompression; Post traumatic syringomyelia; Surgical treatment; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SPINE INJURY; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 30744445169     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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