Craniocervical cerebellar contusion in a child with Chiari malformation

The MRI revealed a type I Chiari malformation with moderate cerebellar ectopia, contusions and hemorrhagic changes in the right flocculus and right cerebellar tonsil with obliteration of the cerebrospinal fluid spaces around the foramen magnum [Figure 1]a.{Figure 1} The patient's sedation was w...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric neurosciences 2014-09, Vol.9 (3), p.294-295
Main Authors: Jayasekera, Bodiabaduge A P, Pereira, Erlick A C, Magdum, Shailendra, Richards, Peter G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Arnold-Chiari deformity
Care and treatment
Case studies
Diagnosis
Fractures
Head injuries
Letters to the Editor
Magnetic resonance imaging
Patients
Risk factors
Trauma
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Summary:The MRI revealed a type I Chiari malformation with moderate cerebellar ectopia, contusions and hemorrhagic changes in the right flocculus and right cerebellar tonsil with obliteration of the cerebrospinal fluid spaces around the foramen magnum [Figure 1]a.{Figure 1} The patient's sedation was weaned and her neurological status assessed. At clinic follow-up 10 weeks after the accident she remained neurologically intact and asymptomatic with radiological improvement in her cerebellar contusions and craniocervical junction cerebrospinal fluid flow.
ISSN:1817-1745
1998-3948
DOI:10.4103/1817-1745.147607