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Hindbrain herniation: A review of embryological theories.
Italian journal of anatomy and embryology = Archivio italiano di anatomia ed embriologia - 1 Jan 2000
Tubbs R Shane, Shoja Mohammadali M, Ardalan Mohammad R, Shokouhi Ghaffar, Loukas Marios
Abstract excerpt
Herniation of the hindbrain outside of the setting of intracranial hypertension, trauma, and brain tumors is an uncommon phenomenon with estimated incidence of less than 1%. In the late 1890's, Hans Chiari, a German pathologist, classified hindbrain herniation into three forms. This classification was then extended to include six types. We reviewed the current literature for the proposed embryological theories as...
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