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2795348

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-11-7
pubmed:abstractText
We reviewed the recent experience at Texas Children's Hospital by examining the records of 11 children who underwent suboccipital decompression for symptomatic Chiari type I malformation. Presenting complaints included neck pain (1 child), scoliosis (4 children), back pain (1 child), torticollis (1), motor dysfunction (1), and apnea (3 children). Neurologic findings were normal in 7 of the 11 children. The craniocervical junction and medulla were studied by magnetic resonance imaging, which revealed anatomy consistent with Chiari type I malformation in all cases. At surgery, all patients had tonsillar herniation to the first cervical vertebra or below. Three patients had syringomyelia. Postoperatively, either the patients were symptom free or, in the cases of scoliosis and torticollis, there was no progression. Our experience suggests that Chiari type I malformation may occur in childhood with varied and unusual clinical findings. Magnetic resonance imaging was essential to the diagnosis; the presence of tonsillar herniation was confirmed at surgery. The results of suboccipital decompression were favorable in this series.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-3476
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
115
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
573-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Chiari type I malformation in children.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article