title: Chiari I malformation with syrinx: an unexpected diagnosis in the emergency department.
abstract: The authors describe a case of syringomyelia associated with Chiari I malformation in a patient in whom acute symptomatic exacerbation occurred after cervical spine trauma. The authors review the various factors in the pathogenesis of this unusual sequence of events.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Civil Hospital Maggiore, Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy. francesco.prattico@excite.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pratticò
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perfetti
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gabrieli
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: Costantino
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caroselli
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ricci
mesh_terms: D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery