For children with Chiari type I malformation and syringomyelia, surgical complications do not differ for those undergoing ...

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found no significant difference in surgical complication rates ...

Cluster-randomized controlled trial examined decompression with and without duraplasty ...

Chiari malformation, an anomaly of the posterior cranial fossa, also known as Arnold–Chiari malformation, was described in autopsies by Hans Chiari, an Austrian pathologist, in 1891. He defined four ...

A nationwide study has shed new light on how to most effectively and safely treat Chiari malformation and syringomyelia, rare ...

Study design: Report of a rare case of an elderly patient with late onset of Arnold Chiari malformation type I with associated syringomyelia that was successfully treated with foramen magnum ...

A Chiari malformation (CM) is a type of structural change that affects the lower part of the brain. It’s most often due to a congenital condition that affects the shape or size of the skull.

Read up on the full list of symptoms of the rare brain condition A MUM has shared her shock after her three little boys were diagnosed with the same rare brain condition. Whitney Niece took sons ...

Chiari malformation is when a part of the brain extends through an opening where the skull meets the spinal canal. It can happen if the skull is too small or misshapen. Depending on the severity, it ...

Study design: Review and analysis of seven cases of syringomyelia treated surgically. Objective: To demonstrate the beneficial role of decompressive surgery for the altered cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...