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Cerebellar tonsillar ectopia refers to a brain condition. In this condition, the tonsils near the back of the skull lay low causing herniation.
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Icd9cm code for cerebellar tonsillar ectopia?
348.4
Show you a picture of cerebellar tonsillar ectopia?
The website below has MRI images of cerebellar tonsillar ectopia. http://www.flickr.com/photos/77814749@N00/269706530/in/set-72157594546007849/
How does cerebellar tonsillar ectopia affect a patient?
developmental cerebellar tonsillar ectopia is a finding that may be associated with exertional headache or headache precipitated by Valsava maneuver or coughing
What is cerebellar tonsilar ectopia?
Cerebellar Tonsillar Ectopia refers to a hernia of the cerebellum in the brain. This condition is also known as a Chiari Malformation. It is corrected through a surgical process to decompress the brain.
What are cerebellar tonsillar ectopia symptoms?
at the base of the scull at the back is tonsills that space can become crowded and the tonsills lie low ,
What a finding on a mri saying mild inferior cerebellar ectopia means?
It may be a normal finding, depending on the clinical history. It may also represent a congenital disorder or, something worse, like an intracranial mass or edema. The clinical history is important. If the radiologist though the ectopia was an important diagnostic clue, more emphasis would be placed with recommendations.
What is ectopia lentis?
Ectopia lentis is the medical term for dislocation of the lens of the eye.
Which cerebellar peduncle is the thickest?
Middle cerebellar peduncle
Connects cerebellar hemispheres at midline?
It is the cerebellar vermis.
Which one of the cerebellar peduncles that contains afferent fibers only?
It's the middle cerebellar peduncle.As for superior cerebellar and inferior cerebellar peduncles, they are both contain afferent and efferent fibres.
What are the only neurons of cerebellar cortex that send their axons outside of cerebellar cortex?
purkinje cells
Which cerebellar peduncle is the smallest?
Superior cerebellar peduncle (it's also the most medial of the 3 peduncles)
