Posterior fossa decompression and the cerebellum in Chiari type II malformation: A preliminary MRI study

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 457-462

  Salman, Michael S ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Cerebellum; Chiari II malformation; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953807015     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1359-8     Document Type: Article

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