Chiari Type 1 Malformation and Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia in a 6-Year-Old Boy With Congenital Hemiplegia: A Case Report. (January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kaushik, Jaya Shankar; Sharma, Suvasini; Aneja, Satinder; Kumar, Atin
• Is Part Of: Journal of child neurology. Volume 29:Number 1(2014:Jan.)
• Page Start: 99
• Page End: 102
• Publication Date: 2014-01
• Subjects: neuronal migration disorder -- neural tube defect -- polymicrogyria -- Chiari malformation; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.928
• DOI: 10.1177/0883073812467687
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0883-0738

Abstract

A 6-year-old boy presented with weakness of the right upper and lower limbs, noted since infancy. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed periventricular nodular heterotopia lining the trigone and occipital horns of bilateral lateral ventricles along with herniation of the cerebellar tonsils below the foramen magnum suggestive of Chiari type 1 malformation. The association of periventricular nodular heterotopia with Chiari type 1 malformation has not been described earlier in children.