Apnea associated with Chiari malformation: medullary hemorrhage revealed by MRI

S Nomura; T Akimura; Y Eguchi; Y Shiroyama; H Ito; T Saito

doi:10.1007/BF00302040

Apnea associated with Chiari malformation: medullary hemorrhage revealed by MRI

Childs Nerv Syst. 1993 Sep;9(6):348-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00302040.

Authors

S Nomura¹, T Akimura, Y Eguchi, Y Shiroyama, H Ito, T Saito

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan.

PMID: 8269419
DOI: 10.1007/BF00302040

Abstract

Medullary hemorrhage in the medulla oblongata of an infant with Chiari malformation, hydrocephalus, meningomyelocele and hypogenesis of the corpus callosum is reported. Four days after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, spontaneous respiration diminished. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) successfully revealed a small medullary hemorrhage.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Apnea / etiology*
Arnold-Chiari Malformation / complications*
Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medulla Oblongata*
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt