Familial occurrence of spontaneous spinal CSF leaks: Underlying connective tissue disorder

Headache

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 146-149

  Mokri, Bahram ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired chiari; Connective tissue disorder; Spontaneous CSF leaks

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DIVERTICULOSIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYELOGRAPHY; SUBDURAL EFFUSION;

EID: 37549042440     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.00979.x     Document Type: Article

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