title: Neurofibromatosis type 1 and type I Chiari malformation: an unusual association.
abstract: We report an 11-year-old boy with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and asymptomatic type I Chiari malformation. This association may be considered a pure coincidence, due to the relative frequency of the two conditions, but recent reports describing the same association suggest that type I Chiari malformation probably should be added to the list of abnormalities of the central nervous system reported in patients affected by NF1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Battistella
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perilongo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carollo
mesh_terms: D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis