Chiari-malformation Definition

Chiari-malformation Sentence Examples

• In addition to brain anomalies, Chiari malformation can also involve defects in the base of the skull and in the bony part of the spine.

• There are four types of Chiari malformation.

• Approximately 80-90 percent of children with Chiari malformation Type II also have hydrocephalus, a condition in which one or more of the ventricles becomes enlarged due to an accumulation of CSF.

• Type II Chiari malformation may be diagnosed prenatally by ultrasound or shortly after birth during medical evaluation of the accompanying spina bifida.

• Some neurologists do not consider it a Chiari malformation but rather a specific type of spina bifida called an encephalocervical meningocele.