Chiari II Malformation Mimicking Partial Rhombencephalosynapsis? A Case Report

Rhombencephalosynapsis is a rare congenital intracranial malformation with very few cases reported in literature. Partial rhombencephalosynapsis is a variation of this anomaly with fewer reported cases. We present the case of a patient with Chiari II malformation mimicking partial rhombencephalosyna...

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Published inCerebellum (London, England) Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 111 - 114
Main Authors Guntur Ramkumar, Prasad, Kanodia, Avinash Kumar, Ananthakrishnan, Ganapathy, Roberts, Richard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer-Verlag 01.03.2010
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adult
Arnold-Chiari Malformation - pathology
Arnold-Chiari Malformation - physiopathology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cerebellum - abnormalities
Cerebellum - physiopathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Hydrocephalus - etiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Meningomyelocele - pathology
Meningomyelocele - physiopathology
Nervous System Malformations - pathology
Nervous System Malformations - physiopathology
Neurobiology
Neurology
Neurosciences
Polyradiculopathy - etiology
Polyradiculopathy - physiopathology
Rhombencephalon - abnormalities
Rhombencephalon - physiopathology
Seizures - etiology
Partial rhombencephalosynapsis
Chiari II malformation
Myelomeningocoele
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Summary:Rhombencephalosynapsis is a rare congenital intracranial malformation with very few cases reported in literature. Partial rhombencephalosynapsis is a variation of this anomaly with fewer reported cases. We present the case of a patient with Chiari II malformation mimicking partial rhombencephalosynapsis.
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ISSN:1473-4222
1473-4230
DOI:10.1007/s12311-009-0132-6