Chiari malformation with compression of the medulla oblongata by the vertebral arteries. Case report

J Neurosurg. 1992 Aug;77(2):307-9. doi: 10.3171/jns.1992.77.2.0307.

Abstract

A unique case is reported of Chiari malformation and compression of the medulla oblongata by both vertebral arteries. A 39-year-old woman complained of unsteady giant and motor weakness of the legs, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed the malformation and compression. Vascular decompression of the vertebral arteries was performed using synthetic (Gore-tex) vascular strips following posterior fossa decompression.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / complications*
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / diagnosis
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / surgery
  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis
  • Brain Diseases / etiology*
  • Brain Diseases / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Medulla Oblongata / pathology*
  • Vertebral Artery / abnormalities*