Background Specific symptom outcomes after craniovertebral decompression for patients
with Chiari type 1 malformation, without accompanying syringomyelia, are not well …

The purpose of the present study is to evaluate retrospectively the effects of several intra-
operative manipulations on the results of foramen magnum decompression (FMD) in …

A paediatric case of foramen magnum decompression for Chiari Type I malformation
complicated by recurrent subdural hygromas (SH) and raised intracranial pressure without …

Object The authors describe the results of performing a standard posterior craniovertebral
decompression and placement, if indicated, of a syringosubarachnoid shunt for the …

Abstract Introduction Chiari malformation-I (CM) is one of the most controversial entities in
the contemporary neurosurgical literature. Posterior fossa decompression (PFD) is the …

Study design: Report of a rare case of an elderly patient with late onset of Arnold Chiari
malformation type I with associated syringomyelia that was successfully treated with foramen …

We report a series of 8 patients with syringomyelia and associated Chiari I malformation
treated between 1992 and 1996 using a cranio-vertebral decompression with tonsil …

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow abnormalities are known to be present in Chiari I
malformation and to underlie the origin and progression of associated syringomyelia. The …

The most appropriate surgical technique for posterior fossa decompression in Chiari
malformation (CM) remains a matter of debate. Intraoperative electrophysiological studies …

Purpose Syringomyelia is a misleading disease since the problem always lies elsewhere.
Arachnoiditis, because it is radiographically difficult to discern, is an especially insidious …