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Fırat Tıp Dergisi |
2010, Cilt 15, Sayı 3, Sayfa(lar) 162-163 |
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Symptomatic Chiari Malformation with Syringomyelia after Cervical Trauma: Case Report |
Serdar KABATAŞ2, Tufan CANSEVER2, Cem YILMAZ1, Aykan AKAR1, Erdinç CİVELEK2, Nur ALTINÖRS1 |
1Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi, ANKARA, Türkiye 2Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi, İSTANBUL, Türkiye |
Chiari malformation type-I (CM-I) is a congenital disorder characterized by downward displacement of the cerebellar tonsils thru the foramen magnum, with/ without syringomyelia. The patients can be asymptomatic until an aggravation condition like cervical trauma occurs. We present a 54 years old male patient suffering from neck pain after traffic accident. He had mild motor weakness in upper extremities. His neuroradiological examinations revealed C6-7 facet and C7 lamina fractures; syringomyelia descending from C1 to T3 and a CM-I. In early post-traumatic follow-up period, his weakness was progressed, foramen magnum decompression and posterior cervical stabilization was performed. His motor weakness recovered and follow-up magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination showed an evident regression of syrinx diameter. It should be kept in mind that previously asymptomatic CM-1 patients can become symptomatic after cervical trauma.
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