Medical Articles

Friday, April 18, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: External Validation of the Chicago Chiari Outcome Scale
Medical Article

This study was published on April 11 and comes from the St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. The Chicago Chiari Outcome Scale (CCOS) is a novel system intended to provide a less subjective evaluation of outcomes for patients with Chiari I. The goal of this study was to externally validate the performance of the CCOS. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, April 11, 2014
CASE REPORT: Fetal Surgery - The Ochsner Experience with In Utero Spina Bifida Repair
Medical Article

This case report comes from the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans. Most patients with myelomeningocele have significant functional impairment of ambulation and bowel and bladder function, require shunting and have significant morbidity and mortality from Chiari II. The advent of intrauterine surgery has provided new opportunities to better address this lifelong, debilitating disease. To read the report on this 19-year-old and her fetus, please CLICK HERE.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Patients With Chiari Without Syringomyelia Show Less Severe Scoliosis Curves
Medical Article

Patients with Chiari malformation I-associated scoliosis in the absence of syringomyelia have less severe scoliotic curves, fewer left-facing curves and present with less physical symptoms compared to patients with Chiari malformation I and syringomyelia, according to a study presented at the AANS Annual Meeting in San Francisco. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.

Friday, April 4, 2014
CASE REPORT: Scapular Winging in a Patient with Chiari I and Syringomyelia
Medical Article

This case report was published on Monday and comes from India. It is about a 30-year-old man with a 15-year history of proximal weakness and decreased temperature sensation in both upper limbs. Chiari I with syringomyelia led to trapezius weakness and lateral winging of the scapula, an association that has been infrequently reported. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.

Friday, March 28, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Surgical Outcomes Using Wide Suboccipital Decompression for Adult Chiari I With and Without Syringomyelia
Medical Article

This study was published on Monday and comes from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Decompression surgery is the most common surgical technique employed to treat Chiari I. There is considerable debate as to whether large vs. small craniectomy leads to better outcomes. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, March 21, 2014
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Factors Contributing to Improvement of Syringomyelia After Decompression Surgery for Chiari I
Medical Article

This study was published on March 15 and comes from Japan. Researchers investigated the results of their surgical method for treating syringomyelia associated with Chiari I. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE. 

Friday, January 3, 2014
CHIARI STUDY: The Comparative Morphometric Study of the Posterior Cranial Fossa
Medical Article

This study was published on Nov. 30 and comes from Korea. Its objective was to investigate changes in the posterior cranial fossa in patients with symptomatic Chiari I compared to a control group. Researchers retrospectively reviewed clinical and radiological data from 12 symptomatic patients with Chiari I and 24 healthy control subjects. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

Friday, August 23, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Surgical Outcome of Chiari I in Children
Medical Article

This study was published on Tuesday and comes from South Korea. The optimal treatment for Chiari I in children is still under debate. The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical outcome of the pediatric Chiari I malformation, focusing on clinico-radiological factors and technical aspects. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.

Friday, August 16, 2013
NEW CHIARI RESEARCH: Worsening or Development of Syringomyelia Following Chiari I Decompression
Medical Article

This study was published on Aug. 9 and comes from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and Children's of Alabama. Researchers performed a retrospective review of patients at both of these places who developed worsening syringomyelia after Chiari decompression was performed. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.

Friday, July 19, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Association Between Posterior Cranial Fossa Volumetry and CSF Flow Dynamics in Chiari I
Medical Article

This study is scheduled to be published next month. The posterior cranial fossa, hindbrain, and fourth ventricle volumes were obtained in 36 Chiari I subjects (8M: 28F, 37 ± 11 years) and in 37 matched healthy subjects (13M: 24F, 36 ± 12 years) using high resolution 3D-T1W MRI images. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.