Abstract
Spinal deformity is an important clinical manifestation of Chiari I malformation (CM-I) and syringomyelia. Here we report the result of an 8-year follow-up of a 13-year-old girl with severe scoliosis associated with Chiari malformation and a large syringomyelia. The patient presented at our hospital at the age of 13 with a 68° scoliosis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed Chiari malformation and a large syringomyelia. Neurosurgical treatment involved foramen magnum decompression and partial Cl laminectomy, but the scoliosis still progressed. We present the first case report of a rare course of scoliosis in a patient with CM-I and a large syringomyelia.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 303-306 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Acta medica Okayama |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Chiari I malformation
- Scoliosis
- Syringomyelia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)