Spontaneous resolution of a Chiari I malformation: MR demonstration

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1995 May;16(5):1158-60.

Abstract

The MR findings in a case of a Chiari type I malformation that resolved spontaneously over a 4-year period are presented. Differential growth of the skull and spine might have accounted for the resolution of this anomaly.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / diagnosis*
  • Cerebellum / pathology
  • Child
  • Epilepsy, Complex Partial / diagnosis
  • Epilepsy, Complex Partial / etiology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hippocampus / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Remission, Spontaneous