A case of Arnold-Chiari Type I malformation presenting with dysrhythmic breathing during sleep
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Type I Arnold-Chiari malformation with bronchiectasis, respiratory failure, and sleep disordered breathing: a case report
Arnold Chiari Malformation (ACM) is defined as a condition where part of the cerebellar tissue herniates into the cervical canal toward the medulla and spinal cord resulting in a number of clinical manifestations. Type I ACM consists of variable displacement of the medulla throughout the formamen magnum into the cervical canal, with prominent cerebellar herniation.Type I ACM is characterized by...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1323-1316,1440-1819
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1998.tb01037.x