Acquired chiari I malformation following baclofen pump placement in a child: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages 211-213

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a,b   Law, Charles ^a   Oakes, W Jerry ^a   Grabb, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Complication; Pediatric neurosurgery; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; QUADRIPLEGIA; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SHUNTING; SPASTICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; BACLOFEN; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CANAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 7044234727     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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