Cerebrospinal fluid hydrodynamics in type I chiari malformation

Neurological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-260

  Shaffer, Nicholas ^a   Martin, Bryn ^b   Loth, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Chiari I malformation; Hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW;

ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SYRINGOMYELIA;

EID: 79955106438     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164111X12962202723805     Document Type: Review

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