Chiari Type I Malformation in a Pediatric Population

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 449-454

  Aitken, Leslie A ^a   Lindan, Camilla E ^c   Sidney, Stephen ^d   Gupta, Nalin ^b   Barkovich, A James ^a   Sorel, Michael ^d   Wu, Yvonne W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Kaiser Department of Radiology   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NECK PAIN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE; SYMPTOM; SYRINGOMYELIA; UNITED STATES; VERTIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449143503     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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