Chiari I malformation with syrinx: an unexpected diagnosis in the emergency department.
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.
Pratticò
Francesco
F
Emergency Department, Civil Hospital Maggiore, Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy. francesco.prattico@excite.it
Perfetti
Paola
P
Gabrieli
Alberto
A
Longo
Daniele
D
Caroselli
Costantino
C
Ricci
Giorgio
G
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