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Arnold-Chiari Syndrome
It is a syndrome requiring a differential diagnosis to basilar invagination [1] The term Arnold-Chiari Malformation (Arnold´sche und Chiari´sche Misbildung) was coined by Schwalbe et Gredig [2] In Arnold Chiari II malformation elongated cerebellar tonsils are displaced inferiorly through the Foramen Magnum into the upper cervical spinal canal[3]
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Hans Chiari
Meningomyelocele is a comorbidity of Arnold Chiari malformation[4][5].
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4513301/
- ↑ Definition of the adult Chiari malformation: a brief historical overview
- ↑ Arnold Chiari Malformation with Spina Bifida: A Lost Opportunity of Folic Acid Supplementation
- ↑ Fetoscopy for meningomyelocele repair: past, present and future.
- ↑ Pseudomeningocele formation following chiari decompression: 19-year retrospective review of predisposing and prognostic factors