A Case of Chiari III Malformation. |
Eun Young Cho, Jong Joo Lee, Jae Woo Lim, Eun Jung Choen, Kyoung Og Ko, Young Hyuk Lee |
1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea. y2hyuk@unitel.co.kr 2Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea. |
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Abstract |
Chiari malformations are brain stem anomalies with or without spinal canal involvement. Type III is the rarest of the Chiari malformations and is characterized by a low occipital or high cervical encephalocele in combination with multiple cerebellar and brain stem anomalies. We report a case of Chiari III malformation of a newborn, who underwent repair of occipital meningoencephalocele and endoscopic third ventriculostomy. We present the case with a review of related literature. |
Key Words:
Chiari III malformation |
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