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20688305

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
Unsteady gait was noted in a 2-year-old boy with a lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt that had been inserted 1 year earlier for increased head circumference caused by communicating hydrocephalus. Scoliosis was also noted during postoperative follow-up. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed new hindbrain tonsillar herniation and an extensive syrinx from C3 to L1. The malfunctioning LP shunt was removed and posterior fossa decompression with ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion was performed. The unsteady gait recovered completely and scoliosis improved. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated resolution of the syrinx and tonsillar herniation. Acquired Chiari I malformation after LP shunt is well documented; usually, patients have no symptoms. This is the first report to have all the cause and effect mechanisms among syringomyelia, scoliosis and Chiari I malformation in 1 patient. We review the literature and discuss the possible mechanisms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1728-7731
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
2010 Elsevier. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
384-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Scoliosis and syringomyelia with Chiari malformation after lumbar shunting.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, The Neurological Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Chen0403@tpts5.seed.net.tw
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports