Sudden death revealing Chiari type 1 malformation in two children

A Martinot; V Hue; F Leclerc; L Vallee; M Closset; J P Pruvo

doi:10.1007/BF01708364

Sudden death revealing Chiari type 1 malformation in two children

Intensive Care Med. 1993;19(2):73-4. doi: 10.1007/BF01708364.

Authors

A Martinot¹, V Hue, F Leclerc, L Vallee, M Closset, J P Pruvo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire, Lille, France.

PMID: 8486872
DOI: 10.1007/BF01708364

Abstract

We report the first two fatal cases of sudden unprovoked cardiorespiratory arrest in children with previously undiagnosed Arnold-Chiari type 1 malformation. This diagnosis should be considered in children with unexplained cardiorespiratory arrest. The risk of sudden death in Arnold-Chiari type 1 malformation reinforces the indication for early neurosurgical procedure.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Arnold-Chiari Malformation / classification
Arnold-Chiari Malformation / complications*
Arnold-Chiari Malformation / diagnosis
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Child, Preschool
Death, Sudden / etiology*
Female
Heart Arrest / etiology*
Heart Arrest / therapy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neurologic Examination
Prognosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed