Rare association between cystic fibrosis, Chiari i malformation, and hydrocephalus in a baby: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Patel, Akash J ^a   Raol, Viraj H ^a   Jea, Andrew ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ANASTOMOSIS; ANTERIOR FONTANEL; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MACROCEPHALY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PAPILLEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; VOMITING;

EID: 80051599609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-366     Document Type: Article

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