Surgical results of arachnoid-preserving posterior fossa decompression for Chiari i malformation with associated syringomyelia

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 557-560

  Lee, Hyun Seok ^a   Lee, Sun Ho ^a   Kim, Eun Sang ^a   Kim, Jong Soo ^a   Lee, Jung Il ^a   Shin, Hyung Jin ^a   Eoh, Whan ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arachnoid; Chiari I malformation; Posterior fossa decompression; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOID PRESERVING POSTERIOR FOSSA DECOMPRESSION; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CISTERNA MAGNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DURAPLASTY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WEAKNESS; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOID; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862781667     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.06.034     Document Type: Article

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