Spinocerebellar Atrophy Type-3 with Chiari Malformation in a Young Man: A Case Report

Sepideh Paybast; Mohsen Koosha; Dina Motamedi; Arman Habibi

doi:10.22114/ajem.v0i0.206

Spinocerebellar Atrophy Type-3 with Chiari Malformation in a Young Man: A Case Report

Adv J Emerg Med. 2019 Aug 18;4(2):e30. doi: 10.22114/ajem.v0i0.206. eCollection 2020 Spring.

Authors

Sepideh Paybast¹, Mohsen Koosha², Dina Motamedi³, Arman Habibi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Neurology Department, Bou-ali-Sina Hospital, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
² Neurosurgery Department, Imam Hossin Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Neurology Department Ghods Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sannandaj, Iran.
⁴ Neurology Department, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: Chiari malformations are a group of congenital anomalies which involve the hindbrain and the cervical spinal canal.

Case presentation: Here, we describe a patient who presented with acute diplopia and gait unsteadiness which was first deigned with Chiari malformation type-1. However due to progression of the ataxia the full neurologic evaluation was considered which established the diagnosis of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (Machado-Joseph-Disease).

Conclusion: We aim to highlight the importance of careful examination in order to avoid misdiagnosis of even rare diseases.

Keywords: Ataxia; Case Reports; Chiari Malformation; Spinocerebellar Atrophy.

Publication types

Case Reports