Normalization of hindbrain morphology after decompression of Chiari malformation Type I

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 942-946

  Heiss, John D ^a   Suffredini, Giancarlo ^a   Bakhtian, Kamran D ^a   Sarntinoranont, Malisa ^b   Oldfield, Edward H ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiari malformation Type I; Decompression; Magnetic resonance imaging; Surgical; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHIARI MALFORMATION TYPE 1; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARACHNOID; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RHOMBENCEPHALON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868340894     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.8.JNS111476     Document Type: Article

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