Are Herniated Cerebellar Tonsils the Main Culprit of Chiari Malformation Type I Symptoms? The Brainstem Compression Hypothesis seems to be Re-Elucidated and Revised

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dc.contributor.authorSelcuki M.
dc.contributor.authorMete M.
dc.contributor.authorSelcuki D.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:10:07Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:10:07Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractAIM: The Chiari Malformation I (CM I) and the tethered cord syndrome (TCS) are both congenital abnormalities whose mechanisms are still not fully understood. The association of CM I and TCS has been reported only a few times previously.; MATERIAL AND METHODS: This retrospective study included 7 patients who were diagnosed with CM I and TCS, managed by cutting of the filum terminale.; RESULTS: The mean follow-up period was 21 months and 28 days. Although all patients underwent an untethering surgical procedure by cutting the filum terminale only, all patients reported significant early postsurgical resolution of CM I symptoms and symptoms related to TCS as well.; CONCLUSION: Patients with symptomatic CM I, even if lumbar MRI is normal and the patient asymptomatic for TCS, may have tethered spinal cord at the same time. It seems it would be worthwhile to investigate CM I patients for occult TCS with spinal somatosensory evoked potentials.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.18349-16.1
dc.identifier.issn10195149
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/15073
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Bronze Open Access
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectArnold-Chiari Malformation
dc.subjectBrain Stem
dc.subjectEncephalocele
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectFollow-Up Studies
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectLumbosacral Region
dc.subjectMagnetic Resonance Imaging
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectNeural Tube Defects
dc.subjectRetrospective Studies
dc.subjectYoung Adult
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectArnold Chiari malformation
dc.subjectbrain stem
dc.subjectcase report
dc.subjectcomplication
dc.subjectdiagnostic imaging
dc.subjectencephalocele
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectfollow up
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectlumbosacral region
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmiddle aged
dc.subjectneural tube defect
dc.subjectnuclear magnetic resonance imaging
dc.subjectprocedures
dc.subjectretrospective study
dc.subjectyoung adult
dc.titleAre Herniated Cerebellar Tonsils the Main Culprit of Chiari Malformation Type I Symptoms? The Brainstem Compression Hypothesis seems to be Re-Elucidated and Revised
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