Incidental finding of Chiari I malformation with progression of symptoms after head trauma: Case report

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 295-298

  Murano, Tiffany ^a   Rella, Joseph ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiari I malformation; CMI; headache; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS;

EID: 33745498086     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.05.025     Document Type: Article

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