Sentences with word «craniocervical»

Chiari - like Malformation is very common in CKCSs, Cerda - Gonzalez et al (2009) found that 92 % had at least one craniocervical morphologic abnormality detected in MR images, although many were without clinical signs.

Syrinxes exert pressure on the spinal cord, compressing and stretching its fibers and in some cases resulting in permanent nerve damage, pain, craniocervical scratching and paresis (difficulty walking).

Cerda - Gonzalez et al (2009) found that 92 % had at least one craniocervical morphologic abnormality detected in MR images.

A Chiari Malformation (CM) occurs at the craniocervical junction.

Other disorders that can cause a pressure differential across the craniocervical junction can lead to syringomyelia.

Mechanically the craniocervical junction consists of a central pivot (basioccipital bone, dens and axis) and two rings (foramen magnum and atlas).

Canine Chiari - like malformation (CM) is a complex abnormality characterized by overcrowding of the craniocervical junction and by disparity in size between the brain parenchyma (too big) and the skull (too small)[1].