The natural history of the Chiari Type I anomaly

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-187

  Novegno, Federica ^a   Caldarelli, Massimo ^a   Massa, Antonio ^a   Chieffo, Daniela ^a   Massimi, Luca ^a   Pettorini, Benedetta ^a   Tamburrini, Gianpiero ^a   Di Rocco, Concezio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chiari malformation type I; Clinical observation; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN HERNIA; CHILD; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CRANIOPLASTY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FILUM TERMINALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SYRINGOMYELIA; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 54049134891     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED/2008/2/9/179     Document Type: Article

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