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21806361

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-8-2
pubmed:abstractText
This 18-year-old woman presented with symptoms of right upper-extremity ataxia and imaging evidence of syringomyelia and an acquired Chiari malformation after a previous suboccipital decompression for cerebellar hemorrhage. The patient underwent posterior fossa reexploration to detether any adhesions and release scar tissue in the fourth ventricular outlet. Her symptoms of syringomyelia resolved but she then developed symptoms of lethargy, confusion, and amnesia in addition to ataxia. Repeat neural axis imaging revealed resolution of the syrinx but prominent brainstem hypertrophy. Eventually, the placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt resulted in the resolution of both symptoms and brainstem hypertrophy. In the present article, the authors elaborate on this first reported case of a reversible brainstem hypertrophy responsive to CSF shunting.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1933-0715
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
184-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Brainstem hypertrophy, acquired Chiari malformation, syringomyelia, and hydrocephalus: diagnostic dilemma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. rohanram@u.washington.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports