UMEM Educational Pearls

Category: Neurology

Title: Chiari Malformations

Keywords: chiari malformation, cerebellum, vertigo, congenital abnormalities (PubMed Search)

Posted: 11/5/2008 by Aisha Liferidge, MD (Updated: 4/25/2024)
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Chiari Malformations are congenital abnormalities wherein the cerebellum downwardly displaces into the spinal canal.
This results in an increase in pressure and subsequent obstruction of CSF flow.
Common symptoms associated with Chiari Malformations include:

- vertigo

- headache

- muscle weakness

- coordination abnormalities

- gait abnormalities

- visual abnormalities