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Cavalier King Charles Spaniels with Chiari-like malformation and Syringomyelia have increased variability of spatio-temporal gait characteristics [PDF]

BMC Veterinary Research, 2017
Background Chiari-like malformation in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a herniation of the cerebellum and brainstem into or through the foramen magnum. This condition predisposes to Syringomyelia; fluid filled syrinxes within the spinal cord.
Emil Olsen, Emma Jane Suiter, Thilo Pfau, Imelda M McGonnell, Kaspar Matiasek, Anna Giejda, Holger Andreas Volk   +6 more
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Coexistence of acid sphingomyelinase deficiency type A/B and Arnold-Chiari malformation: a novel case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundAcid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD) type A/B, a rare lysosomal storage disorder caused by biallelic mutations in the SMPD1 gene, presents with variable visceral and neurological manifestations.
Aelita Kamalova, Aelita Kamalova, Razilya Rakhmaeva, Razilya Rakhmaeva, Gulnara Sageeva, Rezeda Safiullina, Adelina Raimova, Elena Gaichik, Dalal Nasr, Ayman A. Gobarah, Ayman A. Gobarah, Ahmed Arafat, Ahmed Arafat   +12 more
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Exploring the prognostic differences in patients of Chiari malformation type I with syringomyelia undergoing different surgical methods

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
BackgroundThe best surgical treatment of Chiari malformation patients with syringomyelia remains controversial, and whether cerebellar tonsillectomy should be performed has not been decided.ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of posterior fossa ...
Mingchu Zhang, Mingchu Zhang, Yan Hu, Yan Hu, Dengpan Song, Dengpan Song, Chengcheng Duan, Chengcheng Duan, Mingkun Wei, Mingkun Wei, Longxiao Zhang, Longxiao Zhang, Shixiong Lei, Fuyou Guo, Fuyou Guo   +14 more
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Treatment emergent obstructive sleep apnea after Chiari surgery: A case report [PDF]

Sleep Science, 2020
Patients with Chiari type I malformation may also present with sleep disordered breathing mainly central sleep apnea. Here, we report a patient with Chiari I malformation referred to our clinic because of snoring and sleep ...
Hamed Amirifard, Khosro Sadeghniiat-Haghighi, Arezu Najafi   +2 more
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Chiari malformation type 1, is there a familial transmission? Case report and literature review

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2021
Chiari malformations have long been considered sporadic conditions, without a heritable etiology. However, there have been a number of case reports identifying familial aggregation and clustering of Chiari malformation type 1, suggesting a genetic basis ...
Meshari Almutairi, Tariq Raina, Abdullah Alobaid   +2 more
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Chiari zero malformation with syringobulbia

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Chiari zero malformation is a relatively new and rare subtype of Chiari malformations. Most of the patients present with signs and symptoms of Chiari malformation without actual cerebellar tissue herniation, with or without syringomyelia.
Ahmad Saadeh, MD, Mohammed Aloqaily, MD, Zaid Mahameed, MD, Osama Jaber, MD, Ali Al-Smair, MD   +4 more
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Assessing the Prevalence of Ectopic Cerebellar Tonsils and Accompanying Symptoms in Individuals with Various Headaches

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2023
Objectives: Chiari malformation exhibits well-defined clinical signs, symptoms, and incidence rates in clinical studies. However, cerebellar tonsil ectopia presents with ambiguous symptoms and undetermined incidence rates in numerous studies.
Ghodsiyeh Azarkar, Sahar Nemati, Shabnam Vafadar, Gholam Reza Sharifzade, Arash Ziaee, Hossein Ashrafi   +5 more
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Various manifestation of Chiari I malformation in children and improvement after surgery

Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2022
Introduction: Chiari I malformation is defined as caudal displacement of the cerebellar tonsils into the foramen magnum. The most commonly associated finding is cervical syringomyelia.
Janez Ravnik, Tomaž Šmigoc, Borut Hribernik   +2 more
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Arnold-Chiari Type II Malformation: A Case Report and Review of Prenatal Sonographic Findings [PDF]

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2008
The Arnold-Chiari malformation is a congenital abnormality of CNS, characterized by downward displacement the parts of the cerebellum, fourth ventricle, pons and medulla oblongata into the spinal canal.
Maryam Nik Nejadi, Fatemeh Zafarani, Firoozeh Ahmadi, Zohreh Rashidi   +3 more
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Role of MRI in Selection of Patients for Surgery and Assessing the Post Operative Outcome in Chiari 1 Malformation [PDF]

International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2017
Introduction: Chiari malformation also known as ArnoldChairi malformation is a malformation of the skull. They are of four types among them Chiari 1 malformation is most common.
Rajesh Kumar V, Vasu CK, Pavithran V, Navas KM, Fathima J   +4 more
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