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Atlas > Chiari I Malformation > Chiari I malformation

While the amount of descent is limited, the anatomy of the cranio-cervical junction is small and leads to marked crowding at the foramen magnum. The medulla is elongated and a cervico-medullary kink is developing below the tips of the tonsils.