Oliveira, Inês and Carvalho, Joana and Oliveira, Luisa (2020) Cough Syncope, a Rare Presenting Symptom of Chiari I Malformation and Atlanto-Occipital Assimilation. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (4). ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Chiari I malformation and atlanto-occipital assimilation are both fairly uncommon conditions. Symptoms usually present during adolescence or adulthood, typically consisting of headache or neck pain. Cough-associated syncope is an unusual presenting symptom. The diagnosis of this condition in a pulmonology department is even rarer. We report the case of a 62-year-old male referred to our pulmonology department due to complaints of cough-associated syncope. After several examinations, a pharyngeal CT scan incidentally showed low positioning of the cerebellar tonsils. Cerebral MRI confirmed the diagnosis of Chiari I malformation and atlanto-occipital assimilation and the patient was effectively treated with surgical decompression.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cough, syncope, Chiari I malformation, atlanto-occipital assimilation |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Nov 2020 10:15 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2020 10:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/19953 |
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