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Hydrocephalus in achondroplasia: a possible mechanism.

W A Friedman, J P Mickle.   

Abstract

The relationship of achondroplasia and hydrocephalus has long been the subject of debate. The authors present two patients with these conditions who responded dramatically to shunting procedures. Diagnostic studies implicated venous outflow obstruction in the pathogenesis of their disease.

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Year:  1980        PMID: 7422111     DOI: 10.1227/00006123-198008000-00007

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Neurosurgery        ISSN: 0148-396X            Impact factor:   4.654


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1.  Surgical management of cervicomedullary compression in achondroplasia.

Authors:  Y Yamada; H Ito; Y Otsubo; K Sekido
Journal:  Childs Nerv Syst       Date:  1996-12       Impact factor: 1.475

2.  Achondroplasia in children: correlation of ventriculomegaly, size of foramen magnum and jugular foramina, and emissary vein enlargement.

Authors:  Thangamadhan Bosemani; Gunes Orman; Benedikt Hergan; Kathryn A Carson; Thierry A G M Huisman; Andrea Poretti
Journal:  Childs Nerv Syst       Date:  2014-09-24       Impact factor: 1.475

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