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Acute paraparesis secondary to Arnold‐Chiari type I malformation and neck hyperflexion
Author(s) -
Vlcek Brien W.,
Ito Brain
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410210119
Subject(s) - medicine , chiari malformation , surgery , laminectomy , syringomyelia , magnetic resonance imaging , spinal cord , radiology , psychiatry
Abstract A 2‐year‐old child experienced clinical manifestations of Arnold‐Chiari Type I malformation, rare in early childhood, after a mild hyperflexion injury of the neck that resulted in acute paraparesis. Recovery occrred after decompressive laminectomy.