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ArticleJIMD reports2014

Chiari 1 malformation and holocord syringomyelia in hunter syndrome.

Renzo Manara, Daniela Concolino, Angelica Rampazzo, Alessandra Zanetti, Rossella Tomanin, Roberto Faggin, Maurizio Scarpa

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Article in JIMD reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Chiari I malformation: management evolution and technical innovation.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023
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  3. Which neuroimaging techniques are really needed in Chiari I? A short guide for radiologists and clinicians.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Renzo ManaraNeuroradiology, University of Salerno, via S. Allende 1, 84081, Baronissi (SA), Italy, rmanara@unisa.it.
Daniela Concolino
Angelica Rampazzo
Alessandra Zanetti
Rossella Tomanin
Roberto Faggin
Maurizio Scarpa
University of Padua · ITMagna Graecia University · ITUniversity of Salerno · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Compressive cervical myelopathy is a well-known life-threatening complication in mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) patients. Glycosaminoglycan accumulation in the growing cartilage results in dens dysplasia, atlanto-axial instability, and subsequent periodontoid fibrocartilaginous tissue deposition with upper cervical stenosis.Chiari malformation type 1 (CM1) is a congenital downward cerebellar tonsil ectopia determined by clivus and posterior cranial fossa underdevelopment, possibly leading to progressive spinal cord cavitation (syringomyelia) and severe neurological impairment.We present a boy affected with Hunter syndrome (MPS II) and cerebellar tonsil ectopia who developed a holocord syringomyelia at the age of 6 years. The child underwent atlanto-occipital decompressive surgery with rapid clinical and neuroimaging improvement.Sharing a primary mesenchymal involvement of the cervical-occipital region, the coexistence of CM1 in MPS might be not unexpected and complicate further the disease course. In these patients, strict monitoring and prompt treatment might be of foremost importance for preventing major neurological complications.

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PMID23818180
PMCPMC3897861
OpenAlexW1568622374

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