title: Cervical encephalocele in a newborn--Chiari III malformation. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Chiari malformations are brain stem anomalies with or without spinal canal involvement. The combination of brain stem and cerebellar anomaly with a cervical cele is named Chiari III malformation. Patients with this extremely rare defect frequently present with severe neurological defects and can have a poor prognosis. Following a report on a newborn child with a Chiari III malformation that took a fatal but typical course the literature is reviewed.
authors: Department of Paediatrics, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, 48129 Münster, Germany.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Häberle
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Hülskamp
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Harms
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Krasemann
mesh_terms: D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed