Pathogenesis of syringomyelia associated with Chiari type 1 malformation: Review of evidences and proposal of a new hypothesis

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-285

  Koyanagi, Izumi ^a   Houkin, Kiyohiro ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Chiari type 1 malformation; Compliance; Extracellular fluid; Pathogenesis; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956491034     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-010-0266-5     Document Type: Review

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