Citation

Moscote-Salazar LR, Zabaleta-Churio N, Alcalá-Cerra G, Rubiano AM, Calderon-Miranda WG, Alvis-Miranda HR, Agrawal A. Bull. Emerg. Trauma 2016; 4(1): 58-61.

Affiliation

MM Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana- Ambala, 133-207, Haryana, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Trauma Reseach Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

27162930

PMCID

PMC4779473

Abstract

Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is a congenital disorder, which is basically a tonsillar herniation (≥ 5 mm) below the foramen magnum with or without syringomyelia. The real cause behind this malformation is still unknown. Patients may remain asymptomatic until they engender a deteriorating situation, such as cervical trauma. The objective of this case report is to give a broad perspective on CM-I from the clinical findings obtained in a patient with asymptomatic non-communicating syringomyelia associated with a CM-I exacerbated within 2 years of a TBI, and to discuss issues related to that condition.

Language: en