Acute hydrocephalus following a Chiari I decompression
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- DOI: 10.1159/000048361
Acute hydrocephalus following a Chiari I decompression
Abstract
Complications of posterior cranial fossa decompression for Chiari malformations are uncommon. We present three patients who developed infratentorial supracerebellar hygromas causing acute hydrocephalus after posterior cranial fossa decompression.
Copyright 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel
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