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Arnold-Chiari Syndrome

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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].

  1. ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4513301/
  2. ↑ Definition of the adult Chiari malformation: a brief historical overview
  3. ↑ Arnold Chiari Malformation with Spina Bifida: A Lost Opportunity of Folic Acid Supplementation
  4. ↑ Fetoscopy for meningomyelocele repair: past, present and future.
  5. ↑ Pseudomeningocele formation following chiari decompression: 19-year retrospective review of predisposing and prognostic factors
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