title: Amelioration of Chiari type 1 malformation and syringomyelia following posterior calvarial distraction in Crouzon's syndrome--a case report.
abstract: Multisutural craniosynostosis as seen in Crouzon's syndrome can result in raised intracranial pressure, Chiari malformation (CM) and syringomyelia. Posterior calvarial distraction (PD) is a technique for addressing cranio-cephalic disproportion, and this case report describes the reversal of both CM and syrinx in a 6-year-old child who underwent PD initially for raise intracranial pressure.
authors.affiliation: Craniofacial Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6NH, UK, fateh3@tiscali.co.uk.
authors.forename: Fateh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dover
authors.forename: Guirish
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Solanki
authors.forename: Desiderio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003394:Craniofacial Dysostosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery