Medical Articles

Friday, July 12, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Chiari I and Holocord Syringomyelia in Hunter Syndrome
Medical Article

This study was published on July 2 and comes from Italy. It also looks at a boy affected with Hunter Syndrome and cerebellar tonsil ectopia who developed a holocord syringomyelia at the age of six. The child underwent atlanto-occipital decompressive surgery with rapid clinical and neuroimaging improvement. To read MORE, please CLICK HERE.

Friday, July 5, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Chiari I Associated with Syringomyelia (Can Foramen Magnum Decompression Lead to Restore Cervical Alignment?)
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This study was published on Thursday and comes from South Korea. The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between the change of syrinx size and cervical alignment. Thirty patients who had Chiari I associated with syringomyelia and who underwent foramen magnum decompression, participated in this study. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

Friday, June 28, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: The Role of Nocturnal Polysomnography in Assessing Children with Chiari I
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This study was published on June 18 and comes from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Its objective is to evaluate nocturnal polysomnogram findings in children with suspected symptomatic Chiari I, correlate them with clinical and MRI data and to determine if this information has value in the clinical decision-making process. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE. 

Friday, June 21, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Distribution of Cerebellar Tonsil Position (Implications for Understanding Chiari)
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This study was published on June 14 and comes from the University of Michigan. Prior attempts to define normal cerebellar tonsil position have been limited by small numbers of patients precluding analysis of normal distribution by age group. The objective of the researchers in the present study was to analyze cerebellar tonsil location in every age range. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

Friday, June 14, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Cloacal Exstrophy With Extensive Chiari II (Case Report and Review of the Literature)
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This case report was published on Thursday and comes from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana. Researchers describe a child with extensive Chiari II who also has cloacal exstrophy and a large myelocystocele. Cloacal exstrophy is a rare condition characterized by a defect in the abdominal wall with extrusion of malformed abdominal contents. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

Friday, June 7, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Diffusion-Weighted Imaging of the Cerebellum in the Fetus with Chiari II
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This study was published on May 30 and comes from Toronto, Canada. Diffusion-weighted imaging can be used to characterize brain maturation. An MRI of the fetus is used in cases of suspected Chiari II when further evaluation of the posterior fossa is required. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

Friday, May 31, 2013
NEW CHIARI STUDY: Suboccipital Decompression During Posterior Cranial Vault Remodeling for Selected Cases of Chiari Associated with Craniosynostosis
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This study was published on May 24 and comes from Dallas, Texas. The optimal management of Chiari in the setting of craniosynostosis is not well established. In this report, the authors describe their outcomes with the combined technique of simultaneous suboccipital decompression during posterior cranial vault remodeling. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

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