Circumferential decompression of the foramen magnum for the treatment of syringomyelia associated with basilar invagination

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 168-172

  Collignon, Frederic P ^a   Cohen Gadol, Aaron A ^a   Krauss, William E ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Basilar invagination; Chiari I; Syringomyelia; Transoral odontoidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; DENS AXIS RESECTION; FORAMEN MAGNUM; FORAMEN MAGNUM DECOMPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ODONTOID PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142756406     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-004-0329-6     Document Type: Article

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