Chiari I malformation (CMI) is an abnormality that involves caudal herniation of the
cerebellar tonsils into the foramen magnum. CMI has been shown to be closely associated …

Background. The osteo-dural decompression of the cerebellar tonsils at the cranio-cervical
junction is generally considered the most effective treatment for syringomyelia-Chiari I …

Delayed Resolution of Chiari I-associated Hydromyelia after... : Neurosurgery Delayed
Resolution of Chiari I-associated Hydromyelia after Posterior Fossa Decompression: Case …

Background: The technique of posterior fossa decompression, nowadays preferred by most
neurosurgeons as the first surgical option in the treatment of hindbrain associated …

Abstract THE SURGICAL RESULTS of foramen magnum decompression in seven patients
with syringomyelia associated with Chiari I malformations are reported. The patients were …

Syringomyelia is frequently accompanied by an extramedullary lesion at the foramen
magnum, particularly a Chiari I malformation. Although syringomyelia associated with …

Etiology of syringomyelia associated with Chiari type I malformation has been unknown.
Moreover, the surgical procedure of foramen magnum decompression for this type of …

Object: The pathophysiology of syringomyelia in Chiari type 1 malformations has not been
clarified. Oedema-like spinal-cord swelling was recently reported in several pathological …

Object Patients with hindbrain herniation or the so-called Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I)
and/or syringohydromyelia are treated with dorsal decompression alone; however, a small …

Background: Pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the syringomyelia associated with
Chiari I malformation (CM-1) are still not completely understood, and reliable predictors of …