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Intermittent obstructive hydrocephalus in the Arnold-Chiari malformation
T R Vrabec1, R C Sergott, P J Savino
1Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Annals of Neurology
|September 1, 1989
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.