Posterior fossa measurements in patients with and without chiari i malformation

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 452-455

  Dufton, John ^a   Habeeb, Syed ^b   Heran, Manraj ^d   Mikulis, David ^c   Islam, Omar ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CEREBELLAR TONSILLAR HERNIATION; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; DIZZINESS; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; STUDENT T TEST; VERTIGO; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 79955511878     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100011860     Document Type: Article

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