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Measurements of the posterior cranial fossa in patients with Chiari-like symptomatology and controls |
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| Measurements depicted in Fig. 2 |
Chiari-like Group (N = 22) |
Control Group (N = 25) |
P |
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| Clivus (d+e) |
32.95 ± 8.7 |
43.00 ± 6.6 |
0.00005 |
| Supraocciput (IOP to OP) |
40.50 ± 5.9 |
41.80 ± 6.2 |
0.471 |
| Basisphenoid (d) |
18.63 ± 5.3 |
23.64 ± 4.9 |
0.002 |
| Basiocciput (e) |
14.00 ± 4.3 |
19.36 ± 4.7 |
0.0003 |
| Hindbrain (b) |
47.05 ± 4.1 |
46.40 ± 4.4 |
0.609 |
| Cerebellum (c) |
47.36 ± 7.9 |
47.04 ± 4.8 |
0.863 |
| McRae's (B to OP) |
43.55 ± 4.9 |
42.52 ± 5.9 |
0.524 |
| Twining's (DS to IOP) |
84.55 ± 7.8 |
87.32 ± 6.6 |
0.194 |
| Tentorial Angle (a) |
41.27 ± 6.5 |
34.84 ± 7.2 |
0.003 |
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Values are means ± standard deviations Linear measurements in mm and angular measurements in degrees | |||
Sekula et al. Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2005 2:11 doi:10.1186/1743-8454-2-11 |
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