Chiari-like tonsillar herniation associated with intracranial hypotension in Marfan syndrome: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 48-52

  Puget, Stéphanie ^a   Kondageski, Charles ^a   Wray, Alison ^b   Boddaert, Nathalie ^a   Roujeau, Thomas ^a   Di Rocco, Federico ^a   Zerah, Michel ^a   Sainte Rose, Christian ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood patch; Chiari malformation; Intracranial hypotension; Marfan syndrome; Pediatric neurosurgery; Tonsillar herniation

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MARFAN SYNDROME; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SACRUM; SPINAL ROOT; SUBDURAL EFFUSION;

ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; BLOOD PATCH, EPIDURAL; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MARFAN SYNDROME; MYELOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SACRUM; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SUBDURAL EFFUSION;

EID: 33846898033     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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