Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in the Arnold-Chiari malformation.
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Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in the Arnold-Chiari malformation.
A myelomeningocele associated with the ArnoldChiari malformation is now one of the commonest neonatal surgical emergencies. Hydrocephalus used to be the main cause of death in these infants during the first year of life, but since the advent of ventriculo-atrial shunting procedures the mortality and morbidity have improved. However, the management of the hydrocephalus still remains a serious pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1966
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.41.216.172