Posterior fossa decompression and reconstruction in adolescents and adults with the Chiari I malformation

Neurological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-271

  Oró, John J ^a   Mueller, Diane M ^a  

^a The Neurosurgery Center of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome; Chiari I malformation; Duraplasty; Posterior fossa decompression; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; BASILAR INVAGINATION; BRAIN MALFORMATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOCERVICAL INSTABILITY; CRANIOPLASTY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 79955114031     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164111X12962202723841     Document Type: Review

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