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Chiari malformation type III: Case report and review of the literature

Chiari malformation type III is an extremely rare anomaly characterized by a small posterior fossa and a low occipital/high cervical encephalocele with herniation of the posterior fossa contents (that is, the cerebellum and/or the brainstem, occipital lobe, and fourth ventricle). We report a case of...

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Autores principales: Andica, Christina, Soetikno, Ristaniah D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900115/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27330638
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v8i3.831
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description Chiari malformation type III is an extremely rare anomaly characterized by a small posterior fossa and a low occipital/high cervical encephalocele with herniation of the posterior fossa contents (that is, the cerebellum and/or the brainstem, occipital lobe, and fourth ventricle). We report a case of Chiari malformation type III in a neonate, discuss the etiopathogenetic and radiological features, and review the pertinent literature.
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spelling pubmed-49001152016-06-17 Chiari malformation type III: Case report and review of the literature Andica, Christina Soetikno, Ristaniah D. Radiol Case Rep Article Chiari malformation type III is an extremely rare anomaly characterized by a small posterior fossa and a low occipital/high cervical encephalocele with herniation of the posterior fossa contents (that is, the cerebellum and/or the brainstem, occipital lobe, and fourth ventricle). We report a case of Chiari malformation type III in a neonate, discuss the etiopathogenetic and radiological features, and review the pertinent literature. Elsevier 2015-11-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4900115/ /pubmed/27330638 http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v8i3.831 Text en © 2013 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900115/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27330638
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