Presentation
Child with a midline lower thoracic - upper lumbar spinal defect. MRI for further investigation.
Patient Data
Age: 11 months
Gender: Male
From the case:
Chiari II malformation
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Brain:
tonsillar herniation, 15mm below foramen magnum
small posterior fossa
hydrocephalus: extensive
absent corpus callosum
Spine:
large thoracolumbar cystic mass with cord and nerve root within it (myelomeningocele)
syringomyelia in mid-thoracic cord
no tethered cord
Case Discussion
The findings are consistent with Chiari II malformation.
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