Surgical outcomes of calvaria reconstruction in cranial pansynostosis associated with Arnold-Chiari type 1.5 malformation, a case report

Homayoun Tabesh; Ali Riazi; Mehdi Mahmoodkhani; Mohammad Sharafi; Arman Sourani; Ata Mahdkhah; Mina Foroughi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6981

Surgical outcomes of calvaria reconstruction in cranial pansynostosis associated with Arnold-Chiari type 1.5 malformation, a case report

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Mar 6;11(3):e6981. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6981. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Homayoun Tabesh¹, Ali Riazi¹, Mehdi Mahmoodkhani¹, Mohammad Sharafi¹, Arman Sourani¹, Ata Mahdkhah², Mina Foroughi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran.
² Department of Neurosurgery Urmia University of Medical Sciences Urmia Iran.
³ Isfahan Medical Students' Research Committee (IMSRC) Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran.

Abstract

A 6-year-old girl with persistent headaches and the visual problem was diagnosed as a delayed onset cranial pansynostosis with concurrent type 1.5 Arnold-Chiari malformation. She underwent multi-sutural reconstructive surgery and followed. The headache was greatly decreased and tonsillar-brain stem herniation and syrinx were resolved.

Keywords: Arnold‐Chiari malformation; Chiari malformation; craniosynostosis; delayed onset craniosynostosis; pansynostosis; syrinx.

Publication types

Case Reports