«A case of a pharmacoresistant tachyarrhythmia associated with Arnold-Chiari malformation»

Br J Neurosurg. 2019 Dec;33(6):671-672. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2019.1668540. Epub 2019 Sep 26.

Abstract

Introduction: Arnold-Chiari malformation is a group of congenital malformations of the hindbrain. Common symptoms include cephalgia, vestibular, cerebral and cochlear disorders We present a case of pharmacoresistant tachyarrhythmia associated with Arnold-Chiari malformation.Case Description: A 49-year-old female patient had an Arnold-Chiari malformation (ACM), syringomyelia, a retrocerebellar cyst and a 6 year history of tachyarrhythmia. Heart rhythm normalized after Chiari decompression.Conclusion: ACM can lead to heart rhythm disorders.

Keywords: Arnold-Chiari malformation; cardiac arrhythmia; retrocerebellar cyst; syringomyelia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / complications*
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / surgery
  • Decompression, Surgical / methods*
  • Drug Resistance
  • Female
  • Foramen Magnum / surgery
  • Headache / complications
  • Headache / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
  • Syringomyelia / complications
  • Syringomyelia / surgery
  • Tachycardia / drug therapy
  • Tachycardia / etiology*
  • Tachycardia / surgery