title: Birth injury as a causative factor of syringomyelia with Chiari type I deformity.
abstract: The epidemiology of syringomyelia with Chiari type I deformity was investigated with particular reference to perinatal problems. All subjects in our study were born by vaginal delivery and had a high incidence of perinatal accidents (abnormal presentations, birth injuries, and neonatal asphyxia). This study suggests that these may be strong causative factors for syringomyelia associated with Chiari type I deformity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Hokkaido School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology