Neurosurgical management of spinal dysraphism and neurogenic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 1775-1782

  Cardoso, Mario ^a   Keating, Robert F ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurogenic scoliosis; Spinal dysraphism; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; AWARENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SYRINGOMYELIA; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CHILD; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SPINE; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 68949160617     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b07914     Document Type: Review

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