Radiographic formation and progression of cervical syringomyelia in a child with untreated Chiari I malformation

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 221-223

  Lipson, Adam C ^b   Ellenbogen, Richard G ^a   Avellino, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arnold Chiari malformation; Cerebellar ectopia; Syringomyelia, natural history

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CERVICAL SYRINGOMYELIA; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; STRIDOR; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 42349092231     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121379     Document Type: Article

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