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“Acquired” Chiari I malformation

Journal of Neurosurgery, 1994
✓ Tonsillar descent of the cerebellum in Chiari I malformations is often considered a congenital defect. A patient is presented in whom magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed normally positioned cerebellar tonsils; however, 1 year later MR imaging was repeated for evaluation of gait abnormalities and showed descent of the cerebellar tonsils.
P P, Huang, S, Constantini
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Cutaneous manifestations and the Chiari I malformation

Pediatric Neurology, 2003
This article presents a child with Chiari I malformation and cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita and reviews the medical literature regarding Chiari I malformation and other cutaneous disorders. In addition to cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita and Chiari I malformation, our patient exhibited hemihypertrophy, Tourette's syndrome, scoliosis,
R Shane, Tubbs, Matthew D, Smyth, John C, Wellons, Jeffrey P, Blount, W Jerry, Oakes   +4 more
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Arachnoid veils and the Chiari I malformation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2004
The literature contains scant data regarding variations in anatomy at the level of the foramen of Magendie in patients with Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia.Based on their operative experience and hospital data, the authors detailed the incidence of arachnoid veils found in juxtaposition to the foramen of Magendie in patients with hindbrain ...
R Shane, Tubbs, Matthew D, Smyth, John C, Wellons, W Jerry, Oakes   +3 more
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Headache in type I Chiari malformation

Neurology, 1992
We analyzed the headaches in 50 patients with type I Chiari malformation. Of the 50, 14 (28%) had a rather specific, usually protracted, suboccipital-occipital headache of variable quality and duration that was aggravated by Valsalva's maneuver, effort, cough, or postural changes and relieved by occipital-suboccipital craniectomy.
J, Pascual, A, Oterino, J, Berciano
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Chiari type I malformation in children

2011
The diagnosis of Chiari type I malformation (CIM) is more and more frequent in clinical practice due to the wide diffusion of magnetic resonance imaging. In many cases, such a diagnosis is made incidentally in asymptomatic patients, as including children investigated for different reasons such as mental development delay or sequelae of brain injury ...
Massimi, Luca, Novegno, Federica, Di Rocco, Concezio   +2 more
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Surgical Treatment of Chiari I Malformation

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, 2015
This article is a discussion of the surgical technique for posterior fossa decompression as treatment for Chiari I malformation. It includes a brief discussion of the indications for surgical treatment as well as a discussion of the risks and benefits of bone-only decompression or decompression with accompanying duraplasty.
Brandon G, Rocque, Walter Jerry, Oakes
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Brainstem Conundrum: The Chiari I Malformation

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2001
PURPOSETo describe the Chairi I Malformation in relation to the anatomy of the brain and spinal cord, the common manifestations of the condition, diagnostic considerations, and management for the primary care provider.DATA SOURCESExtensive review of the world‐wide scientific literature on the condition, supplemented with actual case studies ...
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Chiari I Malformations and Hydromyelia – Complications

Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2008
The Chiari I malformation is associated with a hydromyelic cavity in 55–75% of patients. In the author’s series (1977–1991), hydromyelia occurred in 111 of 131 patients (85%). There were 35 children. Posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty and fourth ventricle to subarachnoid shunt was made in all patients with Chiari I malformation with ...
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A Critical Update of the Classification of Chiari and Chiari-like Malformations

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023
Maria Antonia Poca, Alex Ferré, Juan Sahuquillo   +2 more
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Chiari I malformation.

Journal of insurance medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2007
As MRI's are becoming more popular for evaluating the brain and cranial vault, we are beginning to see the diagnosis of Chiari I malformation being made rather frequently. This case study describes Chiari I malformation of the brainstem and its implications for mortality.
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