Dynamic cervicomedullary cord compression and alterations in cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in children with achondroplasia: review of an 11-year surgical case series.

Mukherjee, Debraj; Pressman, Barry D; Krakow, Deborah; Rimoin, David L; Danielpour, Moise

Mukherjee, Debraj; Pressman, Barry D; Krakow, Deborah; Rimoin, David L; Danielpour, Moise.

Affiliation

Mukherjee D; Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute.

J Neurosurg Pediatr ; 14(3): 238-44, 2014 Sep.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24971605

Subject(s)

Achondroplasia/complications; Cerebrospinal Fluid; Decompression, Surgical; Hydrodynamics; Medulla Oblongata/pathology; Spinal Cord Compression/complications; Spinal Cord Compression/surgery; Achondroplasia/genetics; Cephalometry; Cervical Vertebrae; Child; Child, Preschool; Constriction, Pathologic/physiopathology; Cranial Fontanelles/pathology; Decompression, Surgical/methods; Female; Foramen Magnum; Humans; Infant; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Polysomnography; Radiography; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Cord Compression/diagnostic imaging; Spinal Cord Compression/etiology; Spinal Cord Compression/physiopathology; Treatment Outcome

Key words

CMJ = cervicomedullary junction; VP = ventriculoperitoneal; achondroplasia; cerebrospinal fluid dynamics; cervicomedullary junction; magnetic resonance imaging; spine

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Spinal Cord Compression / Achondroplasia / Medulla Oblongata / Cerebrospinal Fluid / Decompression, Surgical / Hydrodynamics Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant Language: En Journal: J Neurosurg Pediatr Journal subject: NEUROCIRURGIA / PEDIATRIA Year: 2014 Document type: Article

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