Impacted cisterna magna without syringomyelia associated with lancinating headache, throbbed nuchal pain and paraparesis treated byposterior fossa decompression Cisterna magna impactada sem siringomielia associada a cefaléia lancinante, dor na nuca terebrante e paraparesia tratadas com descompressão da fossa posterior

Impacted cisterna magna without syringomyelia associated with lancinating headache, throbbed nuchal pain and paraparesis treated byposterior fossa decompression Cisterna magna impactada sem siringomielia associada a cefaléia lancinante, dor na nuca terebrante e paraparesia tratadas com descompressão da fossa posterior

A 29-year-old woman with acute lancinating headache, throbbed nuchal pain and subacute paraparesis underwent brain MRI in supine position that depicted: the absence of the cisterna magna, filled by non herniated cerebellar tonsils and compression of the brain stem and cisternae of the posterior foss...

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Main Authors: José Alberto Gonçalves da Silva, Maria do Desterro Leiros da Costa, Luiz Ricardo Santiago Melo, Antônio Fernandes de Araújo, Everardo Bandeira de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2007-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
cefaléia
dor na nuca
malformação craniovertebral
cisterna magna impactada
tight cisterna magna
malformação de Chiari
descompressão da fossa posterior
paraparesia
tonsilas herniadas
headache
nuchal pain
craniovertebral malformation
impacted cisterna magna
Chiari malformation
posterior fossa decompression
paraparesis
herniated tonsils
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