Medica Jadertina, Vol. 52 No. 2, 2022.
Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.57140/mj.52.2.9
Arnold-Chiari malformation - A case report
Dobrila Karlica Utrobičić
; University hospital centre Split, Clinic for eye diseases
Žana Ljubić
; University hospital centre Split, Clinic for eye diseases
Abstract
A case of a 14-year-old girl suffering from intense headaches is presented. At the first pediatrician's
examination, the patient had regular findings. Prolonged P100 wave latencies were found by testing the visual
evoked potentials. After further examination following repeated headaches, Arnold Chiari type I malformation
was diagnosed. Arnold Chiari malformation is classified as downward displacement of one or both cerebellar
tonsils through foramen magnum. The most common symptom is occipital or suboccipital headaches that
usually happens after hard physical effort. Changes in visual evoked potential latencies can be present before
other clinical symptoms and can be a useful tool in the diagnostics of headaches in children and adolescents.
Keywords
diplopia; cephalgia; Arnold-Chiari malformation; case reports; visual evoked potentials
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281515
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Publication date:
25.8.2022.
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