Three sisters with Chiari I malformation with and without associated syringomyelia

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 533-538

  Weisfeld Adams, James D ^a,c   Carter, Michael R ^a   Likeman, Marcus J ^a   Rankin, Julia ^b  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiari I malformation; Familial aggregation; Platybasia; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BASILAR IMPRESSION; CASE REPORT; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CHILD; COUGH HEADACHE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DURA MATER; DURAPLASTY; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; FORAMEN MAGNUM DECOMPRESSION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STELLATE GANGLION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; SIBLINGS; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 36048992368     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000108803     Document Type: Article

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