Pediatric Neurology
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 250-252 , September 2003

Cutaneous manifestations and the Chiari I malformation

  • R.Shane Tubbs, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    • Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. R. Shane Tubbs; Pediatric Neurosurgery; ACC 400, 1600 7th Ave. South; Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
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  • Matthew D Smyth, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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  • John C Wellons III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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  • Jeffrey P Blount, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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  • W.Jerry Oakes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Received 26 November 2002 ,Accepted 17 March 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(03)00220-0

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 250-252 , September 2003

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