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Intermittent Obstructive Hydrocephalus in the Arnold-Chiari Malformation
Ann Neurol 26:401-404, Vrabee,T.R.,et al, 1989
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Article Abstract
A 26-year-old woman with a Chiari-I malformation and intermittent symptoms of intracranial pressure elevation is described.Clinically,papilledema was accompanied by midperipheral retinal hemorrhages.Repeat computed tomographic scans and lumbar puncture showed normal results.Posterior fossa-directed magnetic resonance image scanning revealed the Chiari-I malformation.Intraventricular monitoring was necessary to demonstrate the marked but unsustained elevation of intracranial pressure.
 
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