Arnold Chiari Type 1 Malformation: A Case Report

Authors

  • Sunil Agarwal Department of general surgery, National Institute of Medical Science, Jaipur, India
  • Sameer Gupta Department of general surgery, National Institute of Medical Science, Jaipur, India
  • Gaurav Kumar Nirwal Department of general surgery, National Institute of Medical Science, Jaipur, India
  • Abhay Setia Department of general surgery, National Institute of Medical Science, Jaipur, India

Abstract

Arnold Chiari malformation is neurological disorder in which there is down ward displacement of cerebellar tonsil through the foramen magnum. We are reporting a case of a 35-year-old woman with Arnold Chiari malformation Type - 1. Our patient presented with the history of headache for 1 month, pain right upper limb for 15 days. Pre-operative MRI was done to confirm the diagnosis. Patient was operated & discharged in 8 days.

 

Keywords: Arnold Chiari malformation, neurological disorder, foramen magnum

 

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Published

2019-04-15

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2014)

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Case Study

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