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Neonate with Chiari malformation type III. 3D reformatted CT scan shows lacunar skull and a large defect in the occipital regional striae.
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On local examination, there was a soft multilobulated mass in the occipital region that was not covered by skin, but there was no cerebrospinal fluid leakage (Fig. 1).
Neonate with Chiari malformation type III. Skull x-ray shows multiple defects on calvaria (lacunar skull).
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Skull x-ray and cranial computed tomography (CT) scan showed a lacunar skull (Figure 2, Figure 3), and a large defect in the occipital region (approximately 3.64 x 3.16 cm) (Fig. 3).
Neonate with Chiari malformation type III. 3D reformatted CT scan shows lacunar skull and a large defect in the occipital region.
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Skull x-ray and cranial computed tomography (CT) scan showed a lacunar skull (Figure 2, Figure 3), and a large defect in the occipital region (approximately 3.64 x 3.16 cm) (Fig. 3).
Neonate with Chiari malformation type III. T2-weighted sagittal and axial MRI scans of the patient show a small posterior fossa with encephalocele that contained a part of the occipital lobe (open arrow), cerebellum (closed arrow), and fourth ventricle (curved arrow).
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There was no associated hydrocephalus or syringohydromyelia (Figure 4, Figure 5).
Neonate with Chiari malformation type III. T2-weighted mid-sagittal MRI scan of the patient shows a small posterior fossa, an deep parieooccipitalis fissure (open arrow), ad a partial callosal agenesis (curved arrow), and a caudal herniation of part of the brain stem through the foramen magnum, with inferior tip appearing between C5 and C6 (closed arrow).
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There was no associated hydrocephalus or syringohydromyelia (Figure 4, Figure 5).