Arnold Chiari type 1 malformation presenting with sleep disordered breathing in well children
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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: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.085324