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 **Spina bifida occulta.
-===Chiari malformations===
+===Chiari malformation===
-Numbered from least severe to most severe:
+{{Main|Chiari malformation}}
-*Chiari type I - tonsils herniated<ref>URL: [http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/Disease.aspx?diseaseID=9230 http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/Disease.aspx?diseaseID=9230]. Accessed on: 6 May 2011.</ref> (radiologic definition: 4-6 mm below the plane of the foramen magnum).
-**Associated with: sudden death, sleep apnea, cerebellar ataxia.
-*Chiari type II - often assoc. with hydrocephaly at birth.
-*Chiari type III - cerebellum + brain stem herniate through foramen magnum +/- encephalocele.<ref>URL: [http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/chiari/detail_chiari.htm http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/chiari/detail_chiari.htm]. Accessed on: 6 May 2011.</ref>
-*Chiari type IV - cerebellar hypoplasia or no cerebellum.
 ===Dandy-Walker syndrome===