Distribution of cerebellar tonsil position: Implications for understanding Chiari malformation

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 812-819

  Smith, Brandon W ^a   Strahle, Jennifer ^a   Bapuraj, J Rajiv ^a   Muraszko, Karin M ^a   Garton, Hugh J L ^a   Maher, Cormac O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cerebellar tonsil; Chiari malformation; Imaging; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM TONSIL; CHILD; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884400050     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.5.JNS121825     Document Type: Article

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