Chiari malformationnoun [ C or U ]
uk/kiːˈɑːri mæl.fɔːˌmeɪ.ʃən/us/kiˈɑːr.i mæl.fɔːrˌmeɪ.ʃən/also Arnold-Chiari malformation, cerebellomedullary malformation syndrome specializeda physical problem present from birth in which part of the brain is pushed through the opening for the spinal cord at the base of the skull, blocking the flow of fluid into the brain and spinal cord
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Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
- acoustic neuroma
- agnosia
- akinetic-rigid HD
- ALS
- Alzheimer's
- amyloid plaque
- atrophy
- catalepsy
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- motor neuron disease
- Moyamoya disease
- multiple system atrophy
- muscular dystrophy
- myasthenia gravis
- myelin damage
- persistent vegetative state
- rabid
- rabies
- vapour
- writer's cramp
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