TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Simple whiplash?
JO  - Journal of bone and joint surgery: British volume
A1  - Uzoigwe, C. E.
A1  - Shabani, F.
A1  - Chami, G.
A1  - El-Tayeb, M.
SP  - 1103
EP  - 1104
VL  - 91
IS  - 8
N2  - We describe a case of type-I Arnold-Chiari malformation in a 27-year-old woman who presented on two separate occasions with an apparent whiplash injury. She developed debilitating symptoms after two apparently low velocity vehicle collisions. MRI revealed a type-I Arnold-Chiari malformation. She was referred for consideration of neurosurgical decompression. Type-I Arnold-Chiari malformation is the downward herniation of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum. It is usually asymptomatic but may present after apparently insignificant trauma with a wide range of possible symptoms. The protean nature of its presentation and the similarity of the symptoms to those of a whiplash injury mean that it is easily overlooked. It is, however, important that it is detected early.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0301-620X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.91B8.22266
ID  - ref1
ER  -