An efficacy analysis of posterior fossa decompression techniques in the treatment of Chiari malformation with associated syringomyelia

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1346-1349

  Zhang, Yundong ^a   Zhang, Nan ^b   Qiu, Huijia ^b   Zhou, Ji ^a   Li, Peiliang ^b   Ren, Mingliang ^a   Shen, Guangjian ^a   Chen, Lichao ^a   Zhou, Chun ^a   Yang, Donghong ^a   Liu, Yingchun ^a   Mao, Ying ^b   Gu, Xiaohong ^a   Zhao, Yao ^b  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chiari malformation; Extent of craniotomy; Posterior fossa decompression; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE INSTABILITY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052083564     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.01.026     Document Type: Article

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