[Surgical findings in 260 cases of basilar impression and/or Arnold-Chiari malformation].
The surgical findings observed in a series of 260 patients with craniovertebral anomaly are presented. There were 29 (11.1%) patients only with basilar impression, 18 (6.9%) cases of pure Arnold-Chiari malformation and 213 (81.9%) cases of basilar impression associated with Chiari malformation. The surgical findings on bone, dura-mater, nervous tissue and blood vessels of this region are reported.
da Silva
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Serviço de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Hospital Santa Isabel, João Pessoa PB, Brasil.
Brito
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da Nóbrega
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Costa
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de Souza
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010985:Platybasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
Achados cirúrgicos em 260 casos de impressão basilar e/ou malformação de Arnold-Chiari.