A case-control study of cerebellar tonsillar ectopia (Chiari) and head/neck trauma (whiplash)

Brain Injury

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 988-994

  Freeman, Michael D ^a,b   Rosa, Scott ^c   Harshfield, David ^c   Smith, Francis ^d   Bennett, Robert ^a   Centeno, Christopher J ^e   Kornel, Ezriel ^f   Nystrom, Ake ^g   Heffez, Dan ^h   Kohles, Sean S ^i,j  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Private Practice   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e Spinal Injury Foundation   (United States)

^f Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h Wisconsin Chiari Center   (United States)

ⁱ Portland State University   (United States)

^j OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cerebellar tonsillar ectopia; Chiari; Upright MRI; Whiplash trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 77953641657     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2010.490512     Document Type: Article

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