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Consensus guidelines for lumbar puncture in patients with neurological diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Introduction Cerebrospinal fluid collection by lumbar puncture (LP) is performed in the diagnostic workup of several neurological brain diseases. Reluctance to perform the procedure is among others due to a lack of standards and guidelines to minimize ...
Blennow, K. (Kaj)   +37 more
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Arnold Chiari Malformation

open access: yesCumhuriyet Medical Journal
Chiari malformations (CM) refer to a series of anomalies characterized by the descent of cerebellar tonsils into the cervical spinal canal. These malformations can be associated with abnormalities such as syringomyelia, hydrocephalus, spina bifida, and scoliosis.
openaire   +2 more sources

Stridor in Asian infants: assessment and treatment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Stridor is the main symptomof upper airway obstruction in infants. It can be congenital or acquired, acute or chronic. Pathologies can be located from the nose down to the trachea.
Ho, WK   +4 more
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Clinical value of extension-flexion MRI in evaluating the indication of internal fixation for patients of craniovertebral junction malformation

open access: yesChinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2011
Objective To analyse the value of cervical extension-flexion magnetic resonance imaging (EFMRI) in the evaluation of possible atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD) associated with Arnold-Chiari malformation.
Zan CHEN   +4 more
doaj  

The Most Common Comorbidities in Dandy-Walker Syndrome Patients: A Systematic Review of Case Reports. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
OBJECTIVE: Dandy-Walker syndrome (DWS) is a rare neurologic multi-entity malformation. This review aimed at reporting its main nonneurologic comorbidities.
Aluclu MU   +37 more
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Malformación de Arnold Chiari tipo I. Presentación de un caso Arnold-Chiari malformation Type I. Presentation of a case

open access: yesRevista Médica Electrónica, 2010
La malformación de Arnold Chiari es una rara enfermedad incapacitante que afecta al 0,5 % de la población, siendo el 80 % mujeres. La hidrocefalia resultante es causada por el exceso de líquido cefalo raquídeo en el sistema ventricular, o por una falta ...
Ihosvany Ruiz Hernández   +1 more
doaj  

Idiopathic scoliosis and pineal lesions in Australian children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
PURPOSE: To determine whether treatment of pineal lesions in children is associated with development of idiopathic scoliosis. METHODS: 38 boys and 10 girls with pineal lesions were identified. Their mean age at presentation was 10 years.
AJ Geddes   +10 more
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Sigmoid fixation associated with rectopexy using a laparoscopic approach could prevent relapse of rectal prolapse in pediatric patients with spinal dysraphia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Recurrent rectal prolapse, resistant to medical treatment, is an indication for surgical treatment. Patients with spinal dysraphia frequently have already been treated by sclerotherapy or other surgical techniques, but unsuccessfully. Methods: We present
Abrego Moya, Valdemar   +5 more
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A case of cerebellar hypoplasia in a Chinese infant with osteogenesis imperfecta [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
We report a unique case of unilateral cerebellar hypoplasia in a young Chinese girl with osteogenesis imperfecta type IV. Magnetic resonance imaging showed mild basilar invagination and impression.
Khong, PL, Ooi, GC, Wong, KY, Zhou, LJ
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Epidemiological associations between brachycephaly and upper respiratory tract disorders in dogs attending veterinary practices in England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Brachycephalic dog breeds are increasingly common. Canine brachycephaly has been associated with upper respiratory tract (URT) disorders but reliable prevalence data remain lacking.
AG Drake   +39 more
core   +2 more sources

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