Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery

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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.

Chiari 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. ⋯ Patients with PFEAC might develop a Chiari I malformation and this might be treated with shunting of the PFEAC alone.

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