Surgical Outcome of Adult Idiopathic Chiari Malformation Type 1
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Surgical Outcome of Adult Idiopathic Chiari Malformation Type 1
OBJECTIVE The pathophysiology of idiopathic Chiari malformation (CM) type 1 is disturbance of free cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow and restoration of normal CSF flow is the mainstay of treatment. Additional migration of the medulla oblongata in pediatric patients is referred to as CM type 1.5, but its significance in adult patients is unknown. This study is to compare surgical outcomes of adult ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2005-3711,1598-7876
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2016.59.5.512