Impact of body mass index on cerebellar tonsil position in healthy subjects and patients with Chiari malformation.

Abstract:

OBJECT:It is unclear if there is a relationship between Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) and body mass index (BMI). The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between BMI and cerebellar tonsil position in a random sample of people. METHODS:Cerebellar tonsil position in 2400 subjects from a cohort of patients undergoing MRI was measured. Three hundred patients were randomly selected from each of 8 age groups (from 0 to 80 years). A subject was then excluded if he or she had a posterior fossa mass or previous posterior fossa decompression or if height and weight information within 1 year of MRI was not recorded in the electronic medical record. RESULTS:There were 1310 subjects (54.6%) with BMI records from within 1 year of the measured scan. Of these subjects, 534 (40.8%) were male and 776 (59.2%) were female. The average BMI of the group was 26.4 kg/m(2), and the average tonsil position was 0.87 mm above the level of the foramen magnum. There were 46 subjects (3.5%) with a tonsil position ≥ 5 mm below the level of the foramen magnum. In the group as a whole, there was no correlation (R(2) = 0.004) between BMI and cerebellar tonsil position. CONCLUSIONS:In this examination of 1310 subjects undergoing MRI for any reason, there was no relationship between BMI and the level of the cerebellar tonsils or the diagnosis of CM-I on imaging.

journal_name

J Neurosurg

journal_title

Journal of neurosurgery

authors

Smith BW,Strahle J,Kazarian E,Muraszko KM,Garton HJ,Maher CO

doi

10.3171/2014.10.JNS141317

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-07-01 00:00:00

pages

226-31

issue

1

eissn

0022-3085

issn

1933-0693

journal_volume

123

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