Medical Articles

Friday, July 4, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Identification of Chiari I Subtypes Using Whole Genome Expression Profiles and Cranial Base Morphometrics
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This study was published on June 25 and comes from a large team of researchers. The purpose of the study was to gain a better understanding of what factors contribute to the diversity of Chiari I by using an unsupervised statistical approach to define disease subtypes within a case-only pediatric population. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, June 20, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Risk of Athletes With Chiari Suffering Catastrophic Injuries During Sports Participation is Low
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This study was published on June 5 and comes from the Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital and its objective is to estimate the risk of athletes with Chiari sustaining a catastrophic injury. The main outcome measures was whether or not the patient had sustained an injury resulting in death, coma or paralysis. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, June 13, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Titanium Mesh-Assisted Dural Tenting for an Expansile Suboccipital Cranioplasty in the Treatment of Chiari I
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This study was published on June 4 and comes from Rutgers University in New Jersey. Cerebellar ptosis and dural prolapse are known complications after posterior craniocervical decompression of Chiari I, and are associated with larger craniectomies, epidural scarring and intradural adhesions. Although management of these complications has been well documented, little has been reported in regards to their prevention. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.    

Friday, June 6, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: MRI Features of Complex Chiari Malformation Variant of Chiari I
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This study was published on Thursday and comes from the Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Complex Chiari malformation is a subgroup of Chiari I with distinct imaging features. Children with complex Chiari are reported to have a more severe clinical phenotype and sometimes require more extensive surgical treatment than those with traditional Chiari I. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, May 30, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Tapering of the Cervical Spinal Canal in Patients with Distended or Nondistended Syringes Secondary to Chiari I
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This study was published on May 15 and comes from China. It is aimed to determine whether taper ratio of the cervical spinal canal differs between patients with distended syrinx and nondistended syrinx. Distend means to become larger because of pressure from the inside. There were 77 people (ages 10-18) that were part of this study. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, May 23, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Rate of Chiari I in Children of Mothers with Depression with and without Prenatal SSRI Exposure
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This study was published on Monday and comes from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are frequently prescribed to pregnant women. Therefore, research on in utero exposure to SSRIs can be helpful in informing patients and clinicians. The aim of this retrospective 2 cohort study was to determine whether there is a statistically significant increase in Chiari I in children exposed to SSRIs during pregnancy. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, May 16, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Pediatric Chiari I
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This study was published on Tuesday and comes from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Chiari I may be symptomatic or asymptomatic as an incidental finding. In this retrospective study, researchers applied diffusion tensor imaging to study the brainstem and cerebellar white matter tracts in Chiari I. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.

Friday, May 9, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Headache in Children with Chiari I
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This study was published on April 25 and comes from Padua, Italy. Headache is the most common symptom of Chiari I. However, the researchers note that "the headache pattern of cases with Chiari I is not well defined in the literature, especially in children." To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.

Friday, May 2, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Comparison of Posterior Fossa Decompression With or Without Duraplasty in Children With Chiari I
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This study was published on Tuesday and comes from the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital in Seattle, Washington. The purpose of this study was to compare clinical outcome and syrinx resolution between the following procedures: a traditional posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty and a less invasive extradural decompression. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, April 25, 2014
NEW CASE REPORT: Interventional Spinal Procedures in the Presence of Chiari
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This case report was published on April 16 and comes from the JFK-Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison, New Jersey. It says the following: "Although Chiari malformations are much more prevalent than once believed, no study has described treatment with an interventional spinal procedure. The purpose of this report was to discuss the clinical course of a patient who was diagnosed with a Chiari malformation and treated with three cervical epidural injections." To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.