Sudden death in a child with an occult hindbrain malformation

David E. Tomaszek; George W. Tyson; Thomas Bouldin; Alfred R. Hansen

doi:10.1016/S0196-0644(84)80579-X

Sudden death in a child with an occult hindbrain malformation

David E. Tomaszek
, George W. Tyson
, Thomas Bouldin
, Alfred R. Hansen

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Abstract

Chiari type I malformation in previously asymptomatic children can contribute to sudden death. We report a case of a 3-year-old child with this syndrome who died 48 hours after an apparently mild head injury. The case illustrates that, in children with abnormal head size or shape, it may be important to obtain skull films after even minimal craniocerebral trauma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	136-138
Number of pages	3
Journal	Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0196-0644(84)80579-X
State	Published - Feb 1984

Keywords

Chiari type I malformation
head trauma
intracranial pressure
sudden death

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