Medical Articles

Friday, September 19, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY (FOR DOGS): Chiari-Like Malformation and Syringomyelia in American Brussels Griffon Dogs
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This study was published on Aug. 21 and comes from the United Kingdom. The objective of the study was to characterize the clinical and MRI features of Chiari and syringomyelia in the American Brussels Griffon breed. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, September 5, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Surgical Outcomes After Decompression Surgery With and Without Duraplasty in Chiari I
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This study was published on Aug. 12 and comes from The University of Toledo Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of surgically-treated patients for Chiari I with and without syringomyelia; using extradural dura-splitting and intradural intraarachnold techniques. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, August 29, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Comparison of Operative and Non-Operative Outcomes Based on Surgical Selection Criteria for Patients with Chiari I
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This study was published on Aug. 20 and it comes from Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children in Boston. Researchers evaluated risk factors for clinical improvement in 177 patients in order to help determine the optimal treatment of Chiari sufferers. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, August 22, 2014
NEW CHIARI CASE REPORT: Acquired Chiari I Associated with a Supratentorial Fistulous Arteriovenous Malformation
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This case report was published on Aug. 1 and it comes from Taiwan. A case of Chiari I with frontal fistulous arteriovenous malformation is presented. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, August 15, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: The Case for Duraplasty in Adults Undergoing Posterior Fossa Decompression for Chiari I
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This study was published on July 21 and comes from Sweden and Norway. A systematic review and meta-analysis on surgical treatment of adult patients with Chiari I was made. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, August 8, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Effect of Craniovertebral Decompression on CSF Dynamics in Chiari I Studied with Computational Fluid Dynamics
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This study was published on Aug. 1 and is a team effort with researchers from Norway, Maryland and Wisconsin. They used computational fluid dynamics to calculate the effect of decompression surgery on CSF flow dynamics in the posterior fossa and upper cervical spinal canal. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, August 1, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Non-Operative Outcomes in Chiari I Patients
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This study was published on Monday and comes from Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. While there have been many studies about  how Chiarians are doing after surgery, this research is about Chiari sufferers that didn't go under the knife. CLICK HERE.

Friday, July 25, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: MRI Measures of Posterior Cranial Fossa Morphology and CSF Physiology in Chiari I
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This study was published on July 18 and is a team effort of researchers from Florida, Germany and Pennsylvania. It assesses the relationship between posterior cranial fossa volumetry, cerebral spinal fluid flow and tissue dynamics. CLICK HERE to read more. 

Friday, July 18, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Posterior Fossa Decompression Combined with Resection of the Cerebellomedullary Fissure Membrane and Expansile Duraplasty: A Radical and Rational Surgical Treatment for Chiari I
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This study was published on Monday and comes from China. Its purpose is to introduce a new surgical procedure for the treatment of Chiari I and to compare its effectiveness with the techniques described in previous studies. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, July 11, 2014
NEW CHIARI-RELATED STUDY: Prenatal and Postnatal Evaluation for Syringomyelia in Patients with Spinal Dysraphism
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This study was published on July 4 and comes from Ohio, with the lead research from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Many Chiarians suffer from syringomyelia, which is a disorder in which a fluid-filled cyst (or syrinx) forms within the spinal cord. Chiari is naturally mentioned in this study concerning the fetal and postnatal population with neural tube defects. CLICK HERE.