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By Mayo Clinic staffThere's some evidence that Chiari malformation runs in some families. However, research into a possible hereditary component is still in its early phase.
References
- NINDS Chiari malformation information page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/chiari/chiari.htm. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- Chiari malformation. American Association of Neurological Surgeons. http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/chiari1.asp. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- What is the Chiari malformation? American Syringomyelia Alliance Project. http://www.asap.org/chiari-malformation.html. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- Ropper AH, et al. Chiari malformation. In: Ropper AH, et al. Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology. 8th ed. New York, N.Y.: The McGraw-Hill Companies; 2005:28-32.
