Arnold-Chiari deformity
(ar′nŏld-kē-ar′ē)
[Julius Arnold, Ger. pathologist, 1835-1915; Hans Chiari, Austrian pathologist, 1851-1916]
A condition in which the inferior poles of the cerebellar hemispheres and the medulla protrude through the foramen magnum into the spinal canal. It is one of the causes of hydrocephalus and is usually accompanied by spina bifida cystica and meningomyelocele.
SYN: SEE: Chiari deformity
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Arnold-Chiari Deformity." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741221/all/Arnold_Chiari_deformity.
Arnold-Chiari deformity. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741221/all/Arnold_Chiari_deformity. Accessed December 9, 2024.
Arnold-Chiari deformity. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741221/all/Arnold_Chiari_deformity
Arnold-Chiari Deformity [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 09]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741221/all/Arnold_Chiari_deformity.
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