Sudden death in a 27-year-old man with Chiari I malformation

We present a case of a witnessed sudden death of a 27-year-old adult man with no antecedent trauma who subsequently was found to have a previously undiagnosed Chiari I malformation. Cases of sudden unprovoked respiratory collapse in children and adults with Chiari I malformation have been well docum...

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Published inThe American journal of forensic medicine and pathology Vol. 29; no. 3; p. 249
Main Authors Stephany, Joshua D, Garavaglia, Jan C, Pearl, Gary S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.2008
Subjects
Accidental Falls
Adult
Arnold-Chiari Malformation - pathology
Brain - pathology
Cell Count
Death, Sudden - etiology
Fibrosis
Forensic Pathology
Giant Cells, Foreign-Body - pathology
Headache - etiology
Hernia - pathology
Humans
Intellectual Disability
Lung - pathology
Male
Palatine Tonsil - pathology
Pneumonia - pathology
Purkinje Cells - pathology
Sleep Apnea Syndromes - etiology
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Summary:We present a case of a witnessed sudden death of a 27-year-old adult man with no antecedent trauma who subsequently was found to have a previously undiagnosed Chiari I malformation. Cases of sudden unprovoked respiratory collapse in children and adults with Chiari I malformation have been well documented, leading to death in some children. There have also been rare examples of sudden death in adults with Chiari I malformation; however, these decedents experienced recent trauma. This is a unique example of a witnessed sudden death of an adult with previously undiagnosed Chiari I malformation in the absence of trauma.
ISSN:1533-404X
DOI:10.1097/PAF.0b013e31817efaf6