Retrospective study of patients with Chiari: malformation submitted to surgical treatment Estudo retrospectivo de pacientes com malformação de Chiari tratados cirurgicamente

The Chiari malformation (CM) is characterized by variable herniation of one or both cerebellar tonsils, associated or not with displacement of the hindbrain structures into the vertebral canal. This is a retrospective study of 29 patients with CM submitted to surgical procedure between 1990 and 2003...

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Main Authors: Mário Augusto Taricco, Luiz Ricardo Santiago Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000200008