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The Chiari Malformation in Adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

F.B. Maroun ,
J.C. Jacob  and
M. Mangan
F.B. Maroun*
Affiliation:
Divisions of Neurosurgery and Neurology and the Department of Radiology, General Hospital, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
J.C. Jacob
Affiliation:
Divisions of Neurosurgery and Neurology and the Department of Radiology, General Hospital, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
M. Mangan
Affiliation:
Divisions of Neurosurgery and Neurology and the Department of Radiology, General Hospital, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
*
114 Empire Ave., St. John’s, Newfoundland, A1C 3G2 Canada
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The clinical features of the Chiari Malformation in seven adult patients are presented. 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 the foramen magnum (with or without radiologically demonstrable associated bony anomaly at the cranio-vertebral junction) (b) increased intracranial pressure or obstructive hydrocephalus and (c) intramedullary cervical cord syndrome. The usefulness of tomography, and demonstration of the vertebro-basilar circulation in the neuro-radiologic investigation of these patients is emphasized. The surgical procedures performed in the management of these patients are outlined.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , May 1975 , pp. 115 - 120
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1975

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