All issues > Volume 36(2); 1993

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1993;36(2):287-291. Published online February 15, 1993.

Two Cases of Arnold-Chiari Malformation type II

Woo-Ki WK Lee¹, Hyui-Sung HS Chang¹, Seok-Kyu SK Lee¹, Ewng-Won EW Park¹, Kwang-Woo KW Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Pohang Sunlin Hospital, Pohang, Korea

Abstract

Arnold-Chirai malformation type II is congenital disorder which consists of downward displacement into upper cervical spinal canal of parts of the cerebellum, 4th ventricle, and medulla oblongata. We experienced two cases of Arnold-Chiari malformation with lumbar meningomyelocele, hydrocephalus. We confirmed the cases by brain C-T and report with brieft review of the lilterature.

Keywords :Arnold-Chiari malformation type II