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ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2015

Comparison of clinical and radiological manifestations and surgical outcomes of pediatric Chiari I malformations in different age groups.

Sungjoon Lee, Seung-Ki Kim, Ji Yeoun Lee, Ji Hoon Phi, Jung Eun Cheon, In One Kim, Byung-Kyu Cho, Kyu-Chang Wang

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  1. Controversies related to pediatric Chiari I malformation.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2019
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  3. Thirty-day outcomes for posterior fossa decompression in children with Chiari type 1 malformation from the US NSQIP-Pediatric database.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2016
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Sungjoon LeeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Seung-Ki KimDivision of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ji Yeoun LeeDivision of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ji Hoon PhiDivision of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jung Eun CheonDivision of Pediatric Radiology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
In One KimDivision of Pediatric Radiology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Byung-Kyu ChoDepartment of Neurosurgery, the Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Kyu-Chang WangDivision of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. kcwang@snu.ac.kr.
Seoul National University Children's Hospital · KRArmed Forces Capital Hospital · KRInje University Haeundae Paik Hospital · KR

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purposeThe aim of this study was to elucidate the differences in clinical and radiological manifestations and treatment outcomes of pediatric Chiari I malformation patients according to age.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the patients who received surgery in our institution for symptomatic Chiari I malformations between January 1991 and December 2012. Fifty-four patients were identified, and their medical records were reviewed for clinical presentation, radiological findings, surgical treatment, and outcomes including complications. We divided the patients into 3 groups: Group I (n = 4) younger than 3 years old; Group II (n = 9) between 3 and 5 years old; and Group III (n = 41) older than 5 years old. Surveyed data were compared among the groups. The mean follow-up period was 82.8 months.

resultsAll of Group I patients presented with stem compression signs. Ventriculomegaly was common (3/4, 75%), but no syrinx or scoliosis was observed. In Group II, scoliosis was the most common presentation (5/9, 56%), and these patients rarely complained any other symptoms. Pain, such as headache (18/41, 44%), was the predominant presentation in Group III. The incidences of syrinx and scoliosis were similar in Groups II and III. There were no differences in the treatment outcomes among the groups. The spinal curve did not improve in 4 of 5 Group II patients despite their early FMD surgeries. The incidence of complications related to cerebrospinal fluid leakage was higher in the young age group.

conclusionsThe clinical and radiological manifestations of pediatric Chiari I malformation appeared to be different according to age.

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AgingAdolescentAge FactorsArnold-Chiari MalformationChildChild, PreschoolDecompression, SurgicalFemaleHumansInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleRetrospective StudiesStatistics, NonparametricTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeCerebrospinal fluidChiari I malformationPathophysiologyPediatricSurgical outcomeYoung age

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