Cervico-medullary compression ratio: A novel radiological parameter correlating with clinical severity in Chiari type 1 malformation

Doruk, Ebru; Ozay, Rafet; Sekerci, Zeki; Durmaz, Hasan; Gunes, Serra; Hanalioglu, ŞAHİN; Sorar, Mehmet

doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.09.016

Cervico-medullary compression ratio: A novel radiological parameter correlating with clinical severity in Chiari type 1 malformation

Doruk E., Ozay R., Sekerci Z., Durmaz H. A., Gunes S. O., Hanalioglu Ş., ...Daha Fazla

CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, cilt.174, ss.123-128, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 174
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.09.016
Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.123-128
Anahtar Kelimeler: Chiari malformation, Herniated cerebellar tonsil, Foramen magnum, Cervico-medullary compression ratio, Syringomyelia, Hydrocephalus, I MALFORMATION, FORAMEN MAGNUM, CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, HEADACHE, NEURALGIA, ADULTS
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Chiari malformation type 1 (CM-1) is associated with cough headache, intracranial hypertension, cerebellar and spinal cord symptoms/signs. Herniated cerebellar tonsil length (HCTL) is widely used radiological parameter to determine the severity of CM-1, but with limited utility due to its weak correlation with some clinico-radiological findings. In this study, we aimed to evaluate a novel, practical parameter (cervico-medullary compression ratio; "CMCR") for its relationship with clinico-radiological findings in CM-1.