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- An 11-year-old boy was diagnosed with dysgenesis of the clivus, presenting with progressive walking difficulties.
- The condition was linked to severe basilar invagination, Chiari Type 1 malformation, and syringomyelia, which had not been previously reported together.
- The boy experienced significant symptom relief after undergoing foramen magnum decompression surgery.
Article Abstract
We report an 11-year-old boy with dysgenesis of the clivus. The boy presented complaining of progressive difficulty in walking. The clival anomaly was associated with severe basilar invagination, Chiari Type 1 malformation and syringomyelia. Our literature search did not reveal any previous reports of this combination of conditions. The patient obtained relief from his symptoms following a foramen magnum decompression.
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