A treatable mimic of chiari malformation with syringomyelia

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 480-482

  Farb, Richard ^a   Pelz, David ^a   Zwicker, Jocelyn ^a   Lum, Cheemun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BED REST; BLOOD PATCH; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOM; SYRINGOMYELIA; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 68349114754     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100007824     Document Type: Article

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