Cruciate hemiplegia associated with basilar invagination, chiari malformation and syringomyelia in children: Case report and review of literature

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Published September 5, 2019
Maurus Marques de Almeida Holanda
PhD, Neurosurgeon, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Federal University of Paraíba, Cidade Universitária s/n, Castelo Branco, João Pessoa, Paraíba
Marcelo Moraes Valença
PhD, Neurosurgeon, Titular Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Federal University of Pernambuco, Professor Moraes Rego Avenue 1235, Recife, Pernambuco
Laécio Leitão Batista
PhD, Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Professor Moraes Rego Avenue 1235, Recife, Pernambuco
Matheus Augusto Pinto Kitamura
MD, Neurosurgeon, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hospital das Clínicas, Federal University of Pernambuco, Professor Moraes Rego Avenue 1235, Recife, Pernambuco
Rayane da Silva Souza
Medical Student, Federal University of Paraíba, Cidade universitária s/n, Castelo Branco, João Pessoa, Paraíba
Moisés Dantas Cartaxo de Abreu Pereira
Medical Student, Federal University of Paraíba, Cidade universitária s/n, Castelo Branco, João Pessoa, Paraíba

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36593/rev.chil.neurocir.v43i1.75

Abstract

Presentamos un caso de hemiplejía cruzada en un paciente de 12 años que presentó síntomas progresivos de parálisis simultánea
del brazo derecho y de la pierna izquierda. La investigación radiológica mostró invaginación basilar (BI), malformación de Chiari (CM) y siringomielia. El paciente fue operado a través de una craneectomía de la fosa posterior y duroplastia. Seguimiento con buen resultado y mejora significativa de la marcha.

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Keywords

Cruciate hemiplegia, basilar invagination, Chiari malformation, syringomyelia

Issue
Vol. 43 No. 1 (2017)
Section
Case Reports

How to Cite

Cruciate hemiplegia associated with basilar invagination, chiari malformation and syringomyelia in children: Case report and review of literature. (2019). Revista Chilena De Neurocirugía, 43(1), 138-140. https://doi.org/10.36593/rev.chil.neurocir.v43i1.75

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