OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: Indications for surgery and the surgical technique of
foramen magnum decompression for patients with Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia …

Objective. Chiari I malformation may be treated with foramen magnum decompression
(FMD). We aim to describe the symptoms with which patients initially present, and to …

BACKGROUND: Foramen magnum decompression is widely accepted as the treatment of
choice for Chiari I malformation. However, important surgical details of the procedure are …

Dear Editor, Spontaneous resolution of Chiari malformation and syringomyelia following
normal delivery has not been reported to date. We are reporting one such rare case and …

Abstract Introduction Spontaneous resolution of Chiari I abnormality is very rare. In most
patients, the radiological abnormality either stays unchanged with time or deriorates. Case …

The clinical and neuroimaging characteristics of 22 consecutive patients with Chiari type I
malforma tions were evaluated to investigate the pathogenesis of syrinx formation. All …

Abstract SEVERAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES have been used for the treatment of
syringomyelia associated with Chiari I malformation at our institute. The purpose of this …

Chiari I malformation (CI) continues to raise great interest among physicians due to the
larger and larger number of newly diagnosed cases. The clinical and radiological picture …

Abstract CONSIDERABLE DEBATE EXISTS about which surgical options are best for the
management of the Chiari I malformation. We present a classification system for the Chiari I …

We analyzed the outcome of posterior fossa decompression accompanied by widening of
the cisterna magna, without disturbing the arachnoid, in patients with Chiari I malformation …