Cerebellar tonsillar descent: A diagnostic dilemma between Chiari malformation type 1 and spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak

Cerebellar tonsillar descent can be seen on head magnetic resonance imaging in both Chiari malformation type 1 and spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak creating the potential for misdiagnosis. We report five cases of spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak at Stanford University initially misdiagnosed and treate...

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Main Authors: Tommy Lik Hang Chan, Kiven Vuong, Tara Chugh, Ian Carroll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021008987