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Vol. 35. Issue 6.
Pages 319-322 (November - December 2024)
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Vol. 35. Issue 6.
Pages 319-322 (November - December 2024)
Case Report
Chiari malformation presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report
La malformación de Chiari que presenta como una hemorragia subaracnoideo: caso clínico
Samantha Schimmela, Molly Monsoura, Davide Marco Crocib,
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davidecroci@usf.edu

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a University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA
b Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA
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Chiari malformations (CM) are often diagnosed in childhood and younger adults, with an incidence of only 0.77% in adult populations. Patients with CM may develop syringomyelia and increased intracranial pressure (ICP) due to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obstruction and altered fluid dynamics at the cervicomedullary junction. We describe the case of a 65-year-old female presenting with an angionegative subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with concomitant new diagnosis of CM type I with syringomyelia. After ruling out any aneurysm or vascular malformations, she underwent a suboccipital craniectomy for a Chiari decompression with a C1 laminectomy. There were no complications with the surgery and her symptoms improved. This case report highlights the unusual presentation of a CM.

Keywords:
Chiari malformation
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Syrinx
C1 laminectomy
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A menudo, las malformaciones de Chiari (CM) son diagnosticadas en los niños y los adultos jóvenes, y la incidencia en la populación adulto es solamente 0.77%. A veces, los pacientes con CM desarrollan una siringomielia y la hipertensión intracraneal debido a la obstrucción del líquido cefalorraquídeo y los cambios a los dinámicos del fluido a la unión craneocervical. Nosotros describimos el caso de una mujer de 65-años que presentó con una hemorragia subaracnoideo, que no apareció en el angiograma, y con un nuevo diagnóstico de CM 1 con una siringomielia. Después de nosotros excluimos cualquier aneurisma o malformación vascular, hicimos una craneotomía suboccipital para una descompresión de Chiari con una laminectomía de C1. No fue otras complicaciones con la cirugía y sus síntomas mejoraron. Este caso clínico recalca una presentación anormal de una CM.

Palabras claves:
Malformación de Chiari
Hemorragia subaracnoideo
Syrinx
Laminectomía de C1

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