Natural history of Chiari malformation Type I following decision for conservative treatment: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 214-221

  Strahle, Jennifer ^a   Muraszko, Karin M ^a   Kapurch, Joseph ^a   Bapuraj, J Rajiv ^a   Garton, Hugh J L ^a   Maher, Cormac O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiari malformation; Natural history; Syrinx

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINAL CORD SYRINX;

ADOLESCENT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79961108139     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.5.PEDS1122     Document Type: Article

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