Large tentorium meningioma causing chiari malformation type-1 with syringomalia with complete resolution of syrinx and chiari after surgical excision
A 35-year-old female was admitted with a 3-year history of headache, gait disturbance and vertigo on & off and one year history of nasal regurgitation. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a large tentorium meningioma left sided and syringomyelia in the upper cervical cord associated with ca...
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doaj-14114916d848476c8b75948728497aa32020-11-25T01:59:01ZengLondon Academic PublishingRomanian Neurosurgery1220-88412344-49592016-03-01301Large tentorium meningioma causing chiari malformation type-1 with syringomalia with complete resolution of syrinx and chiari after surgical excisionVivek Kumar KankaneGaurav JaiswalTarun Kumar Gupta A 35-year-old female was admitted with a 3-year history of headache, gait disturbance and vertigo on & off and one year history of nasal regurgitation. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a large tentorium meningioma left sided and syringomyelia in the upper cervical cord associated with caudal displacement of the cerebellar tonsil (chiari type -1 malformation). Herniation of the cerebellar tonsil and distortion of the brain stem had probably caused disturbance of cerebrospinal fluid flow which combined with obstruction of the spinal canal, caused the syrinx. Complete excision of the tumor resulted in symptomatic improvement of these symptoms with complete resolution of syrinx & chiari. https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/888syringomyeliaposterior fossabrain tumormeningiomaChiari malformation |
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Vivek Kumar Kankane Gaurav Jaiswal Tarun Kumar Gupta Large tentorium meningioma causing chiari malformation type-1 with syringomalia with complete resolution of syrinx and chiari after surgical excision Romanian Neurosurgery syringomyelia posterior fossa brain tumor meningioma Chiari malformation |
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Vivek Kumar Kankane Gaurav Jaiswal Tarun Kumar Gupta |
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Vivek Kumar Kankane |
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Large tentorium meningioma causing chiari malformation type-1 with syringomalia with complete resolution of syrinx and chiari after surgical excision |
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Large tentorium meningioma causing chiari malformation type-1 with syringomalia with complete resolution of syrinx and chiari after surgical excision |
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Large tentorium meningioma causing chiari malformation type-1 with syringomalia with complete resolution of syrinx and chiari after surgical excision |
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Large tentorium meningioma causing chiari malformation type-1 with syringomalia with complete resolution of syrinx and chiari after surgical excision |
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Large tentorium meningioma causing chiari malformation type-1 with syringomalia with complete resolution of syrinx and chiari after surgical excision |
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large tentorium meningioma causing chiari malformation type-1 with syringomalia with complete resolution of syrinx and chiari after surgical excision |
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London Academic Publishing |
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Romanian Neurosurgery |
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1220-8841 2344-4959 |
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2016-03-01 |
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A 35-year-old female was admitted with a 3-year history of headache, gait disturbance and vertigo on & off and one year history of nasal regurgitation. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a large tentorium meningioma left sided and syringomyelia in the upper cervical cord associated with caudal displacement of the cerebellar tonsil (chiari type -1 malformation). Herniation of the cerebellar tonsil and distortion of the brain stem had probably caused disturbance of cerebrospinal fluid flow which combined with obstruction of the spinal canal, caused the syrinx. Complete excision of the tumor resulted in symptomatic improvement of these symptoms with complete resolution of syrinx & chiari.
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syringomyelia posterior fossa brain tumor meningioma Chiari malformation |
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https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/888 |
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