Neurological manifestations of pediatric achondroplasia.

@article{Yamada1981NeurologicalMO,
  title={Neurological manifestations of pediatric achondroplasia.},
  author={H. Yamada and S. Nakamura and Masataka Tajima and Naoki Kageyama},
  journal={Journal of neurosurgery},
  year={1981},
  volume={54 1},
  pages={
          49-57
        }
}
The neurological and neuroradiological manifestations of pediatric achondroplasia are analyzed on the basis of 10 cases. In addition to the classical symptomatology of an enlarging head, with or without increased intracranial pressure, several patients presented symptoms related to a small foramen magnum. Respiratory problems and quadriparesis were also observed in these patients. Six patients who were treated by foramen magnum decompression showed remarkable improvement. Neuroradiological… 
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