Suboccipital craniectomy with opening of the fourth ventricle and duraplasty: study of 192 cases of craniovertebral malformations

Suboccipital craniectomy with opening of the fourth ventricle and duraplasty: study of 192 cases of craniovertebral malformations

The prime objective in the surgical treatment of basilar impression (BI), Chiari malformation (CM), and/or syringomyelia (SM) is based on restoration of the normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics at the craniovertebral junction and creation of a large artificial cisterna magna, avoiding the cauda...

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Main Authors: Jose Alberto Goncalves da Silva, Adailton Arcanjo dos Santos Jr., Maria do Desterro Leiros da Costa, Everardo Bandeira de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2013-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
basilar impression
Chiari malformation
hindbrain herniation
craniovertebral decompression
syringomyelia
impressao basilar
malformacao de Chiari
herniacao rombencefalica
descompressao craniovertebral
siringomielia
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