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Chiari-1 Malformation

Chiari-1 Malformation. Shirley H. Wray, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School Director, Unit for Neurovisual Disorders Massachusetts General Hospital. Chiari-I Malformation.

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Chiari-1 Malformation

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  1. Chiari-1 Malformation Shirley H. Wray, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School Director, Unit for Neurovisual Disorders Massachusetts General Hospital

  2. Chiari-I Malformation Downbeat nystagmus (occasionally with a torsional component), worse on lateral gaze and with convergence Divergence nystagmus Convergence nystagmus

  3. Chiari-I Malformation Horizontal nystagmus (unidirectional, present with eyes in central position) Periodic alternating nystagmus Gaze-evoked nystagmus Rebound nystagmus including torsional rebound

  4. Seesaw nystagmus Impaired pursuit (and VOR cancellation) Impaired OKN Strabismus, esotropia Divergence paralysis Skew deviation accentuated or alternating on lateral gaze Leigh RJ, Zee DS. The Neurology of Eye Movements, 4th Edition. Oxford University Press, New York 2006. With permission.

  5. Clinical Features of Downbeat Nystagmus Best evoked on looking down and laterally; often in association with horizontal gaze-evoked nystagmus, and so may appear oblique on lateral gaze. Slow phases may have linear-, increasing- or decreasing-velocity waveforms Poorly suppressed by fixation of a visual target

  6. Clinical Features of Downbeat Nystagmus May be precipitated or exacerbated or changed in direction, by altering head position, vigorous head-shaking (horizontal or vertical), or hyperventilation Convergence may increase, suppress or convert to upbeat nystagmus Associated with other signs of vestibulocerebellar involvement Leigh RJ, Zee DS. The Neurology of Eye Movements, 4th Edition. Oxford University Press, New York 2006. With permission

  7. Etiology of Downbeat Nystagmus Cerebellar degeneration Craniocervical anomalies, including Arnold-Chiari malformation Infarction of brainstem or cerebellum Rotational vertebral artery syndrome

  8. Etiology of Downbeat Nystagmus Dolichoectasia of the vertebrobasilar artery or compression of the vertebral artery Multiple sclerosis Cerebellar tumor, including hemangioblastoma

  9. Etiology Encephalitis Head trauma Increased intracranial pressure and hydrocephalus Toxic-metabolic Anticonvulsant medication Lithium intoxication Alcohol intoxication and induced cerebellar degeneration

  10. Neuroimaging Figure 1: Sagittal T1WI shows a classic Chiari I malformation with “peglike” tonsils extending inferiorly through the foramen magnum Figure 2: Sagittal T2WI shows exquisite detail of the low-lying tonsils. Note vertically-oriented cerebellar folia. There is no associated syrinx in this case.

  11. Neuroimaging Figure 3: Sagittal FLAIR shows no signal abnormality in either the tonsils or medulla Courtesy of Anne Osborn, M.D.

  12. Leigh RJ, Zee DS. The Neurology of Eye Movements, 4th Edition. Oxford University Press, New York 2006. References

  13. http://www.library.med.utah.edu/NOVEL

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