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., ...More

CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, vol.174, pp.123-128, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 174
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.09.016
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.123-128
  • Keywords: 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 University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.