Imaging features on Chiari 0 malformation, is there any difference with Chiari I? A clinical image.
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https://doi.org/10.46900/apn.v4i2(May-August).98Keywords:
Chiari 0, Chiari I, Magnetic resonance, Posterior fossa, syringohydromyelia, Chiari malformationAbstract
Distinction between Chiari 0 and Chiari I malformation on MRI is difficult; both diseases share a common pathophysiology, and some theories explain that them constitute a continuum rather than distinct malformations (1).
CM0 malformation was first described in 1998 (2), as a classic syringohydromyelia with no or minimal tonsillar herniation (<3mm), crowding of the foramen magnum and obstruction of the Magendie by adhesions (3)
This case of a 3-year–old patient with occipital headaches, neck pain, and sleep apneas with a cervicothoracic syringohydromyelia on MRI had a complete improvement of his symptoms after a suboccipital craniectomy, removal of 2/3 of the posterior arch of C1 and release of the choroid plexus and arachnoid adhesions on the foramen of Magendie. Other anatomical variants (also seem on MRI) include tips of the obices located below normal position, increasing of the anteroposterior midsagittal distance of the spinomedullary junction and an increased angle between the clivus an the fourth ventricle (4), making a diagnosis of Chiari 0 malformation on this clinical image.
Obstructed CSF flow without tonsillar herniation could be attributable to the compactness of the posterior fossa with arachnoidal adhesions at the fourth ventricular outlet (5.)
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