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Chiari I malformation and neurofibromatosis type 1.
Single case reports exist in the medical literature of patients with tonsillar ectopia, i.e., the Chiari I malformation and neurofibromatosis type 1. However, large series of patients with either of these entities have not been examined for the presence of both defects. We have retrospectively examined two large groups of pediatric patients: Group I, with the primary diagnosis of Chiari I malfo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 1988
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-2-12-3