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* Syrinx w/o tonsillar herniation
* <span style="background-color:#fff2cc;">Syrinx w/o tonsillar herniation</span>
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* Tonsillar herniation >5 mm ''(basion-opisthion line)''
* Tonsillar herniation >5 mm ''(basion-opisthion line)''
* HCP & brain anomalies are uncommon
* <span style="background-color:#fff2cc;">HCP & brain anomalies are uncommon</span>
* Syrinx common
* Syrinx common
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* Tonsillar herniation w/o syrinx  
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* vermis, [[brainstem]] & 4th vent. herniation
* vermis, [[brainstem]] & 4th vent. herniation
* assoc. w/ MMC & multiple brain anomalies
* assoc. w/ MMC & multiple brain anomalies
* syrinx & HCP very common
* syrinx & <span style="background-color:#fff2cc;">HCP very common</span>
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 3 February 2024

Characteristics of Chiari Malformations

Chiari Type Features
0
  • Syrinx w/o tonsillar herniation
I (MC)
  • Tonsillar herniation >5 mm (basion-opisthion line)
  • HCP & brain anomalies are uncommon
  • Syrinx common
I.5
  • Tonsillar herniation w/o syrinx
II
  • vermis, brainstem & 4th vent. herniation
  • assoc. w/ MMC & multiple brain anomalies
  • syrinx & HCP very common
III
IV
  • Hypoplasia/aplasia of cerebellum & tentorium