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Emergency Foramen Magnum Decompression for Tonsillar Herniation Secondary to Meningoencephalitis [PDF]

Case Reports in Neurology, 2018
Tonsillar herniation and coning is a rare and often late presentation of meningoencephalitis, and is associated with poor neurological outcome. We report the case of a 16-year-old female who presented unresponsive with radiological evidence of tonsillar ...
Fardad T. Afshari, Barbara Wysota, Michelle Oswal, Gordan Mazibrada, Edward A. White   +4 more
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Atlantoaxial fixation for failed foramen magnum decompression in patients with Chiari formation

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2020
Background: Relationship of atlantoaxial instability with Chiari formation is further analyzed in the report. Objective: The outcome of 25 patients who had failed conventional treatment for Chiari formation that included foramen magnum decompression ...
Atul Goel, Ravikiran Vutha, Abhidha Shah, Shashi Ranjan, Neha Jadhav, Dikpal Jadhav   +5 more
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Foramen Magnum Decompression and Duraplasty is Superior to Only Foramen Magnum Decompression in Chiari Malformation Type 1 Associated with Syringomyelia in Adults [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal, 2015
Study DesignRetrospective cohort study.PurposeTo compare surgical results of foramen magnum decompression with and without duraplasty in Chiari malformation type 1 (CM-1) associated syringomyelia (SM).Overview of LiteratureThe optimal surgical treatment ...
Mehmet Sabri Gürbüz, Mehmet Zafer Berkman, Emre Ünal, Elif Akpınar, Şevki Gök, Metin Orakdöğen, Salih Aydın   +6 more
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Defining limits of foramen magnum decompression in Chiari I malformation to prevent complications related to cerebellar migration: An anatomico-radiological study [PDF]

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Background: Foramen magnum decompression (FMD) is the primary modality of treatment for symptomatic Chiari I malformation. However, the surgery is associated with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamic complications which may include non-improvement of ...
Shyam Sundar Krishnan, Pulak Nigam, Iyappan Ponnuswamy   +2 more
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Immediate postoperative resolution of syrinx post-C1/C2 fixation in an operated case of foramen magnum decompression for Chiari malformation: Is Goel's procedure a rescue surgery or a gold standard? [PDF]

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Chiari malformation (CM) is a common neurological disorder with foramen magnum decompression (FMD) as a commonly accepted treatment. The authors present a case of CM-1 wherein there was no radiological instability preoperatively and FMD was done as a ...
Ashish Chugh, Prashant Punia, Sarang Gotecha, Jayant Arun Gaud, Rajeev Reddy, Ramis Abdul Aziz   +5 more
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Hydrocephalus after foramen magnum decompression for Chiari I malformation successfully treated with the aspiration of pseudomeningocele: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Pseudomeningocele or cerebrospinal fluid leakage is one of the most common complications of foramen magnum decompression with duraplasty for Chiari I malformation.
Takashi Kobayashi, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Toshiki Abe, Kazuma Kikuchi, Eiji Abe, Yoichi Shimada   +5 more
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Re-evaluation of foramen magnum decompression with dura left open for Chiari I malformation

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management, 2017
Objective: One of the controversies in foramen magnum decompression (FMD) is the management of dura. Graft adhesion is the most common finding in revisions after FMD with duraplasty. Furthermore, certain number of patients after FMD without dural opening
Tetsuryu Mitsuyama, Yasuo Aihara, Takaomi Taira   +2 more
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Foramen magnum stenosis, cervicomedullary decompression, and growth in children with achondroplasia: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Background Foramen magnum stenosis (FMS) is a serious complication in children with achondroplasia that may necessitate cervicomedullary decompression (CMD). It is unclear how FMS and CMD influence growth in these children. This study aimed to assess the
Daniela Fava, Alessia Angelelli, Caterina Tedesco, Marta Panciroli, Silvia Bianchin, Daniela Teruzzi, Alessandra Scaravilli, Angelica Pisati, Isabella Barranca, Mariagrazia Scilipoti, Mariasavina Severino, Flavia Napoli, Nadia Gabriella Maiorano, Alessandro Naim, Sofia Negri, Giuseppa Patti, Angela Pistorio, Natascia Di Iorgi, Anna Elsa Maria Allegri, Mohamad Maghnie, The Skeletal Dysplasia Multidisciplinary Team (GM-MOC)   +20 more
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IDH-mutant Astrocytoma Arising in the Brainstem with Symptom Improvement by Foramen Magnum Decompression: A Case Report [PDF]

NMC Case Report Journal, 2023
Takayuki Nagase, Jōji Ishida, Yoshihiro Otani   +2 more
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Occipitocervical fusion as treatment of instability in Chiari malformation [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2022
Introduction. Occipitocervical (OC) fusion is a method for fixation of the OC junction when there is instability of that segment. Arnold Chiari malformation is a congenital disorder where cerebellar tonsils descend through the foramen magnum, which can ...
Zagorac Slaviša, Mijalčić Radovan, Vasić Miloš, Dabetić Uroš, Novaković Uroš   +4 more
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