TY - JOUR
T1 - Respiratory failure caused by Chiari I malformation with associated syringomyelia
AU - Brett Gentry, J.
AU - Gonzalez, Jorge Mario
AU - Blacklock, Jerry Bob
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The authors report a case of a 38-year-old male with a Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia that presented with acute respiratory distress. Pulmonary function testing was consistent with respiratory muscle weakness. A suboccipital craniectomy and C1, 2, 3 laminectomies were performed on an emergent basis. Postoperatively the patient had significant improvement in his respiratory status associated with a reduction in the size of the syringomyelia on follow-up imaging.
AB - The authors report a case of a 38-year-old male with a Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia that presented with acute respiratory distress. Pulmonary function testing was consistent with respiratory muscle weakness. A suboccipital craniectomy and C1, 2, 3 laminectomies were performed on an emergent basis. Postoperatively the patient had significant improvement in his respiratory status associated with a reduction in the size of the syringomyelia on follow-up imaging.
KW - Chiari I malformation
KW - Respiratory failure
KW - Syringomyelia
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U2 - 10.1016/S0303-8467(01)00106-8
DO - 10.1016/S0303-8467(01)00106-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 11311477
AN - SCOPUS:0035062347
VL - 103
SP - 43
EP - 45
JO - Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
JF - Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
SN - 0303-8467
IS - 1
ER -