Misdiagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a patient with dysphagia due to Chiari I malformation

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2002 Feb;72(2):270. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.72.2.270.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / diagnosis*
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / surgery
  • Cerebellum / pathology
  • Decompression, Surgical
  • Deglutition Disorders / etiology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypoglossal Nerve / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Medulla Oblongata / pathology
  • Motor Neuron Disease / diagnosis*
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis