title: Acquired chiari malformation type I associated with a fatty terminal filum. Case report.
abstract: The authors report the case of a 3-year-old girl with a Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) and concomitant fatty terminal filum. This child was examined prior to the onset of CM-I as well as after, and the authors present magnetic resonance (MR) images documenting that the malformation was acquired as the child grew in height. This case contributes to the literature describing an acquired CM-I associated with a fatty filum and is the first published account to include MR imaging obtained before and after the onset of the malformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA.
authors.forename: Taylor J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Abel
authors.forename: Abhineet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chowdhary
authors.forename: Patrik
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gabikian
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Ellenbogen
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Avellino
mesh_terms: D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001827:Body Height; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D004856:Postural Balance; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications; D014103:Torticollis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology