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Chiari malformations are brain stem anomalies with or without spinal canal involvement. The combination of brain stem and cerebellar anomaly with a cervical cele is named Chiari III malformation. Patients with this extremely rare defect frequently present with severe neurological defects and can have a poor prognosis. Following a report on a newborn child with a Chiari III malformation that took a fatal but typical course the literature is reviewed.
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Häberle, J., Hülskamp, G., Harms, E. et al. Cervical encephalocele in a newborn – Chiari III malformation. Child's Nerv Syst 17, 373–375 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810000434
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