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Chiari malformation is considered a congenital condition, although acquired forms of the condition have been diagnosed. A German pathologist, Professor Hans Chiari, first described abnormalities of the brain at the junction of the skull with the spine in the 1890s. He categorized these in order of severity;
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Symptoms of Chiari malformation vary significantly from patient to patient. Learn more about this disease and the associated complex symptomology. ... The Chiari malformation is a relatively common occurrence. It is not necessarily a disease, nor is it truly a malformation. It perhaps should be considered, in the adult...
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13. Eisenstat DDR, Bernstein M, Fleming JFR, Vanderlinden RG, Schutz H, Chiari malformation in adults: A review of 40 cases. Can J Neurol Sci 1986; 13: 221-228. ... 16. Levy WJ, Mason L, Hahn JF. Chiari malformation presenting in adults: A surgical experience in 127 patients. Neurosurg 1983; 12: 377-380.
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Pillay PK, Awad IA, Little JR, Hahn JF. Symptomatic Chiari malformation in adults: a new classification based on magnetic resonance imaging with clinical and prognostic significance. Neurosurgery. May 1991;28(5):639-45. [Medline].
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Arnold-Chiari I type malformation usually causes symptoms in young adults and is often associated with syringomyelia, in which a tubular cavity develops within the spinal cord. ... Some adults may benefit from Arnold-Chiari Malformation surgery in which the existing opening in the back of the skull is enlarged.
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Arnold-Chiari malformation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arnold-Chiari malformation is a malformation of the brain. It consists of a downward displacement of the cerebellar tonsils and the medulla through the foramen magnum, sometimes causing hydrocephalus...
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The clinical and surgical feature in 40 patients with primary cerebellar ectopia (adult Chiari malformation). Q J Med. 1977 Jan;46(181):85–96. ...
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It is suggested that the clinical syndromes associated with this malformation, in adults, can be classified as (a) compression of structures at the level of foramen magnum (with or without radiologically demonstrable associated bony anomaly at the cranio ... Chiari malformation in adults: a review of 40 cases.
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Adults and adolescents with Chiari malformation who previously were asymptomatic may show signs of progressive brain impairment as they grow older, such as involuntary, rapid, downward eye movements.
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