Medical Articles

Friday, May 17, 2013
RECENT CHIARI STUDY: Fibrin Sealant Augmentation With Autologous Pericranium For Duraplasty After Suboccipital Decompression
Medical Article

This study was published on Jan. 18 and comes from a team effort of Harvard Medical School and UC San Diego Medical Center. Researchers evaluate the use of fibrin sealant augmentation in combination with locally harvested autologous pericranium for duraplasty in adult Chiari I decompression surgeries. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

Friday, May 10, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Case Report of Chiari I in a Preterm Infant
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This study was published on April 12 and comes from Switzerland. Researchers report a case of a preterm infant at 29 weeks of gestation who gradually developed a Chiari I with hydrocephalus due to a premature unilateral fusion of the posterior intraoccipital synchondrosis. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

Friday, May 3, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Stratified Whole Genome Linkage Analysis of Chiari I
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This study was published on April 19 and comes from Duke University in North Carolina. Although multiple lines of evidence support a genetic contribution to Chiari I (CMI), no genes have been identified. Researchers therefore conducted the largest whole genome linkage screen to date using 367 individuals from 66 families with at least two individuals presenting with nonsyndromic CMI with or without syringomyelia. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.

Friday, April 26, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Different Surgical Treatment Techniques Used For Syringomyelia Caused By Chiari I in Japan
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This study comes from Japan and was published on April 19. Researchers compared the type of surgery performed and its association with cavity size reduction, on the basis of whether patients were receiving care in a neurosurgery or orthopedics department. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.

Friday, April 19, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children and Adolescents with Chiari I
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This study was published on Monday and comes from Rome, Italy. Chiari I has been associated with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of SDB in Chiari I and its clinical correlates in a population of children and adolescents. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.

Friday, April 12, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Craniocervical Junction Abnormalities in Dogs
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This study was published on April 5 in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal and looks at Chiari and dogs, especially the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. This is the breed of Loyal T. Dog, who is one of the ICA's mascots. CLICK HERE TO READ THE STUDY.

Friday, April 5, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Automated Posterior Cranial Fossa Volumetry by MRI - Applications to Chiari I
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This study was published on March 14 and comes from the University of Miami in Miami, Florida. An atlas-based method for automated posterior cranial fossa segmentation tailored for Chiari I is presented. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, March 29, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: The Need in Dural Graft Suturing in Chiari I Decompression
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This study was published on Feb. 27 and comes from the University of Illinois at Chicago. This prospective randomized study compared sutureless (DuraGen) and suturable (Dura-Guard) techniques in Chiari I decompression. Clinical parameters, cost analysis and SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire were utilized to assess outcome. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.

Friday, March 22, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: MRI Findings and Sleep Apnea in Children with Chiari I
Medical Article

This study will be published in April and comes from Boston. Not enough data is available on the clinical course, relationship to the extent of herniation on MRI in Chiari I and the presence of sleep-disordered breathing on polysomnography. That is what makes this study so interesting. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.

Friday, March 22, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Changes in Temporal Flow Characteristics of CSF in Chiari I With and Without Syringomyelia
Medical Article

This study was published on March 15 and comes from Australia. It was performed to determine whether specific temporal features of the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) flow profile may underlie the development or enlargement of a syrinx in patients with Chiari I. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.