Chiari I Malformation Redefined: Clinical and Radiographic Findings for 364 Symptomatic Patients

H. Milhorat, Thomas; W. Chou, Mike; M. Trinidad, Elizabeth; W. Kula, Roger; Mandell, Menachem; M. Wolpert, Chantelle; C. Speer, Marcy

doi:10.1097/00006123-199905000-00042

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Chiari I Malformation Redefined: Clinical and Radiographic Findings for 364 Symptomatic Patients

Published in Neurosurgery • May 1, 1999

Authors:

Thomas H. Milhorat

Mike W. Chou

Elizabeth M. Trinidad

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Chiari malformations are regarded as a pathological continuum of hindbrain maldevelopments characterized by downward herniation of the cerebellar tonsils. The Chiari I malformation (CMI) is defined as tonsillar herniation of at least 3 to 5 mm below the foramen magnum. Increased detection...

Subject

Medicine

Syringomyelia

Foramen magnum

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