Sudden death unmasking a Chiari I malformation with occult chronic hydrocephalus.

Neurochirurgie

Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Privé Clairval - Ramsay Santé, 317 Bd du Redon, 13009 Marseille, France.

Published: July 2024

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