title: Symptomatic Chiari Malformation with Syringomyelia after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Case Report.
abstract: Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is a congenital disorder, which is basically a tonsillar herniation (≥ 5 mm) below the foramen magnum with or without syringomyelia. The real cause behind this malformation is still unknown. Patients may remain asymptomatic until they engender a deteriorating situation, such as cervical trauma. The objective of this case report is to give a broad perspective on CM-I from the clinical findings obtained in a patient with asymptomatic non-communicating syringomyelia associated with a CM-I exacerbated within 2 years of a TBI, and to discuss issues related to that condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Red Latino, Latin American Trauma and Intensive Neuro-Care Organization, Colombia.
authors.forename: Luis Rafael
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Moscote-Salazar
authors.affiliation: Universidad Popular del Cesar, Colombia.
authors.forename: Nasly
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zabaleta-Churio
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alcala-Cerra
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, de Neiva University Hospital, Universidad Surcolombiana de Neiva, Fundacion MEDITECH, Universidad El bosque, RED LATINO, Latin American Trauma and Intensive Neuro-Care Organization, Colombia.
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: M Rubiano
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico D.F, Mexico.
authors.forename: Willem Guillermo
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Calderon-Miranda
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia.
authors.forename: Hernando Raphael
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Alvis-Miranda
authors.affiliation: MM Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana- Ambala, 133-207, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agrawal
keywords: Asymptomatic; Chiari Malformation type-I; Traumatic brain injury