Posterior fossa decompression with tonsillectomy in 104 cases of basilar impression, Chiari malformation and/or syringomyelia;descompressão da fossa posterior com tonsilectomia em 104 casos de impressão basilar, malformação de Chiari e/ou siringomielia

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 817-823

  da Silva, José Alberto Gonçalves ^a   dos Santos Jr , Adailton Arcanjo ^b   Melo, Luiz Ricardo Santiago ^a   de Araújo, Antônio Fernandes ^a   Regueira, Giseuda Pessoa ^c  

^a Neurosurgical Division of the Hospital Unimed   (Brazil)

^b Neurosurgical Resident   (Brazil)

^c Neuroanesthesiologist   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Basilar impression; Chiari malformation; Craniovertebral decompression; Hindbrain herniation; Syringomyelia; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BASILAR IMPRESSION; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; CISTERNA MAGNA; CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; SITTING; SYRINGOMYELIA; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 80455132110     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2011000600018     Document Type: Article

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