Chiari anomaly type II without cerebellar herniation.
This is the first neuropathological documentation of a less known variant of Chiari anomaly type II without cerebellar herniation. It should be established that Chiari anomalies type II and type I belong to the same category of the basicranio-cervical hypoplasia and are not a primary CNS malformation.
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Institute of Neuropathology, Med. Hochschule Hannover, Germany. hori.akira@mh-hannover.de
D037881:Aborted Fetus / Q000473:pathology; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000209:etiology