Resolution of syringomyelia in ten cases of "up-and-down Chiari malformation" after posterior fossa decompression Resolução de siringomielia em dez casos de malformação de Chiari observada apenas com o paciente em posição sentada durante a descompressão da fossa posterior

The authors describe ten cases of syringomyelia without hindbrain herniation depicted by preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in supine position. However, the herniation was observed in all cases during the operation with the patient in sitting position. The postoperative MRI revealed an in...

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Main Authors: José Alberto Gonçalves da Silva, Luiz Ricardo Santiago Melo, Antônio Fernandes de Araújo, Adailton Arcanjo dos Santos Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2010-10-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2010000500004