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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Cerebellar Tonsillar Descent Mimicking Chiari Malformation.

Rachel J Park, Sunil Unnikrishnan, Joel Berliner, John Magnussen, Shinuo Liu, Marcus A Stoodley

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rachel J ParkMacquarie Health, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9970-948X
Sunil UnnikrishnanMacquarie Medical School, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
Joel BerlinerMacquarie Medical School, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.
John MagnussenMacquarie Medical School, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4422-276X
Shinuo LiuStatewide Neurosurgical Service, Sir Charles Gairdner and Perth Children's Hospitals, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
Marcus A StoodleyMacquarie Medical School, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4207-8493
Macquarie University · AUPrincess Margaret Hospital for Children · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chiari I malformation has been defined as cerebellar tonsillar descent greater than 5 mm below the foramen magnum. Suboccipital decompression remains the mainstay of treatment for symptomatic patients. Other conditions sometimes have imaging features that mimic Chiari I malformation. These patients are at risk of misdiagnosis and mismanagement, including surgery that may be unnecessary or may even worsen the underlying condition. The aim of this study was to analyse a series of Chiari I malformation mimics and identify differentiating imaging features. The mimics are categorised as post-traumatic cranio-cervical junction arachnoiditis, dural band, spontaneous intracranial hypotension, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and cysts. Better understanding of these conditions will assist with diagnosis and optimal management, including avoiding unnecessary surgery.

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arachnoiditisChiari I malformationcystsdural bandidiopathic intracranial hypertensionspontaneous intracranial hypotensionsyringomyelia

Identifiers

PMID37109124
PMCPMC10144607
OpenAlexW4363647847

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