Chiari malformations: An important cause of pediatric aspiration.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
; 88: 124-8, 2016 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Chronic aspiration poses a major health risk to the pediatric population. We describe four cases in which work up for chronic aspiration with a brain MRI revealed a Chiari I malformation, a poorly described etiology of pediatric aspiration. All patients had at least one non-specific neurologic symptom but had swallow studies more characteristic of an anatomic than a neurologic etiology. Patients were referred to neurosurgery and underwent posterior fossa decompression with symptom improvement. A high index of suspicion for Chiari malformation should be maintained when the standard work up for aspiration is non-diagnostic, particularly when non-specific neurologic symptoms are present.
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Assunto principal:
Malformação de Arnold-Chiari
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Aspiração Respiratória
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article