Symptoms of ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION
Infants born with a myelomeningocele often have associated Arnold Chiari malformation. When these children survive into adolescence, they often have difficulty with breathing, facial weakness, double vision or deafness.
Type 1 Arnold Chiari malformation occurs mostly in adolescents or adults. There may be headaches, nausea, and vomiting. Movements may become uncertain or uncoordinated. If syringomyelia forms, a cavity within the spinal cord, weakness or atrophy of the hands and arms may occur. There can be loss of sensation for pain and temperature.
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