Neurofibromatosis Type 1 with Arnold Chiari Type 1 Malformation in A Child
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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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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of child neurology
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2635-909X', '2635-9103']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26815/acn.2023.00087