title: The association of Chiari type III malformation and Klippel-Feil syndrome with mirror movement: a case report.
abstract: Basically Chiari type III malformation is a combination of encephalocele with of     brain stem and cerebellar abnormality. Although Klippel-Feil syndrome may be     associated with other congenital anomalies, this syndrome is mainly associated     with varying degrees of cervical vertebral fusion anomalies. In this study, we     reported the association of Chiari type III malformation and Klippel-Feil     syndrome with the mirror movement by imaging studies. The main involvement in     Chiari type III malformation and Klippel-Feil syndrome is in the craniocervical     junction. In such a small area, the emergence of these complex pathologies in     our case was remarkable. Our patient had reconstruction surgery of the posterior     fossa and his encephalocele was excised successfully. Hydrocephaly and/or     deterioration in the functions of other posterior fossa structures have not been     seen in the patient's follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Elazig, Turkey. fserol@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fatih Serhat
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Erol
authors.forename: Necati
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ucler
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yakar
mesh_terms: D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018450:Disease Progression; D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed