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Biographical Date Spacing

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"It was first described in 1891 by Hans Chiari (1851-1916), an Austrian pathologist, based on the autopsies of children."

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EG List And

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"The term Chiari 1 malformation should not be used when tonsillar descent is due to other causes, e.g., both idiopathic intracranial hypertension and spontaneous craniospinal hypotension (see acquired tonsillar ectopia)."

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List Caps

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"Chiari 1.5 malformation (sometimes considered a variant of Chiari 1 malformation ^4,16)"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Terminiology"

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"Associations"

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"CT"

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"MRI"

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"Measurement"

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"Ancillary features"

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There Is

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"If clinical features are present, they may include a headache and those associated with brainstem compression, syringomyelia, or scoliosis. Headaches are typically short-lasting ("

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Inline EG

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"abnormal skull base (e.g. short clivus)"

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"cervical segmentation anomalies (e.g. Klippel-Feil syndrome)"

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Semicolons

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"The degree of tonsillar descent is determined by first drawing a line from the basion to the opisthion (anterior margin to the posterior margin of the foramen magnum); this defines the plane of the foramen magnum."

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