Chiari IV malformation was a term some authors gave to describe a form of extreme cerebellar hypoplasia. This can be associated with hypoplasia of pons as well as a small funnel shaped posterior fossa. It is now considered to be an obsolete term 1).


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Tubbs RS, Demerdash A, Vahedi P, Griessenauer CJ, Oakes WJ. Chiari IV malformation: correcting an over one century long historical error. Childs Nerv Syst. 2015 Jun 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26049716.
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