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 …

In patients with Chiari I malformation with and without associated syringomyelia, aberrant
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics and a spectrum of posterior fossa pathological findings …

Object To provide more information about this rare condition, the authors describe five cases
of syringohydromyelia without hindbrain herniation. Preoperative magnetic resonance …

The natural history of Chiari malformation and our ability to alter it is poorly understood, and
reported results of hindbrain decompression show high recurrence rates. We report 11 years …

Introduction Neurosurgical treatment is recommended for symptomatic syringomyelia and
the post-operative radiological resolution of the syringomyelia is associated with an …

Posterior craniocervical decompression is the procedure most currently used for treating
Chiari I malformation (alone or in association with syringomyelia in the absence of …

Abstract Background: Surgical approaches for Chiari malformation type I (CM-I) complicated
with syringomyelia (SM) are controversial, so we assessed the efficacy and safety of two …

A 38-year-old woman with Chiari I malformation presented with spinal cord edema
preceding syringomyelia manifesting as a 5-month history of nuchal pain and numbness of …

Background Craniovertebral decompression is performed for symptomatic Chiari
malformation type 1, with or without syringomyelia. In a few patients the symptoms and/or …

Decompression of the foramen magnum for symptomatic Chiari malformation attends a
small but significant risk of infratentorial subdural extra-arachnoid hygroma when an …