title: Cleidocranial dysplasia and syringomyelia. Case report.
abstract: cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a dysmorphic syndrome characterized by delayed ossification of the cranial sutures, clavicular hypoplasia and dental dysplasia. We recently observed a 24-year old male patient with CCD and associated syringomyelia and Chiari I malformation (CMI). Only three cases with such an association had been described. The role of posterior fossa bone dysplasia in the pathogenesis of CMI and syringomyelia is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgery, Università Cattolica, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puca
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meglio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002973:Cleidocranial Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000473:pathology*