da Silva J A, da Costa M D, Leal A B, dos Reis F R, de Queiroz R B
Serviço de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia do Hospital Santa Isabel, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1996 Dec;54(4):669-72. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x1996000400019.
The authors report a case of cruciate hemiplegia associated with basilar impression, Chiari malformation and syringomyelia. The neuroanatomical controversy, the surgical treatment and the good outcome of the patient are discussed.