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Arnold-Chiari malformation historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Arnold-Chiari malformation was first described by Cleland in 1883 in a child with spina bifida. Hans Chiari, an Austrian pathologist was the first person who described type 2 Arnold-Chiari malformation. Hans Chiari also described different classification of Arnold-Chiari malformation into 4 groups.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Arnold-Chiari malformation was first discribed by Cleland in 1883 in a child with spina bifida.[1]
- Hans Chiari, an Austrian pathologist and Julius Arnold (1835-1915), professor of anatomy at Heidelberg first described Arnold-Chiari malformation.
- Hans Chiari also described different classification of Arnold-Chiari malformation into 4 groups.
References
References
- ↑ Loukas, Marios; Noordeh, Nima; Shoja, Mohammadali M.; Pugh, Jeffrey; Oakes, W. Jerry; Tubbs, R. Shane (2007). “Hans Chiari (1851–1916)”. Child’s Nervous System. 24 (3): 407–409. doi:10.1007/s00381-007-0535-y. ISSN 0256-7040.
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