Clinical significance of terminal syringomyelia in association with pediatric tethered cord syndrome

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 216-221

  Beaumont, Andrew ^a   Muszynski, Cheryl A ^a   Kaufman, Bruce A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydromyelia; Syringomyelia; Syrinx; Tethered cord syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SCOLIOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYRINGOMYELIA; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 34147173772     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098834     Document Type: Article

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