• Childs Nerv Syst · Jan 2017

    Case Reports

    Development of profound Chiari I malformation and cerebellar tissue loss and resolution following shunting of posterior fossa extra-axial cyst. Case report.

    • Rabia Khan, Peter Oakes, R Shane Tubbs, and W Jerry Oakes.
    • Seattle Science Foundation, 550 17th Avenue, James Tower, Suite 600, Seattle, WA, 98122, USA.
    • Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 Jan 1; 33 (1): 183-185.

    IntroductionChiari I malformation can be due to a multitude of etiologies such as craniosynostosis or hydrocephalus. A posterior fossa extra-axial cyst (PFEAC) appears to be an extremely rare cause of this form of hindbrain herniation.Case ReportHerein, we report a case of PFEAC that presented with no Chiari I malformation and then presented months later with a significant Chiari I malformation. Following shunt placement of a PFEAC, striking reversal of the Chiari malformation as well as reconstitution of the cerebellum was noted.ConclusionsPatients with PFEAC might develop a Chiari I malformation and this might be treated with shunting of the PFEAC alone.

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