The craniopagus malformation: Classification and implications for surgical separation

Brain

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1084-1095

  Stone, James L ^a,b   Goodrich, James T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniopagus twins; Dural venous sinuses; Embryology; Pediatric neurosurgery; Surgery of craniopagus

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TISSUE; CHILD; CONJOINED TWINS; CRANIOPAGUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINUS VENOSUS; SKULL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646247404     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awl065     Document Type: Review

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