Apnea associated with Chiari malformation: medullary hemorrhage revealed by MRI.
Medullary hemorrhage in the medulla oblongata of an infant with Chiari malformation, hydrocephalus, meningomyelocele and hypogenesis of the corpus callosum is reported. Four days after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, spontaneous respiration diminished. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) successfully revealed a small medullary hemorrhage.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan.
Akimura
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Eguchi
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Shiroyama
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Ito
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Saito
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D001049:Apnea / Q000209:etiology*; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008526:Medulla Oblongata; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt