title: Intraoperative autonomic dysfunction associated with Arnold-Chiari malformation.
abstract: This is a report of 2 infants with Arnold-Chiari malformation who showed various degrees of cardiovascular instability prior to and during surgical decompression of the posterior fossa which was abruptly terminated with successful decompression.
mesh_terms: D001049:Apnea / Q000209:etiology; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000601:surgery*; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male