Background Chiari malformation type 1 (CM-1) is a variation of hindbrain development that
can sometimes occur in asymptomatic individuals. Conventional treatment is surgical …

Chiari malformation was first described over a century ago, and consists of posterior fossa
anomalies that generally share the feature of cerebellar tonsillar descent through the …

Object The natural history of the Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is incompletely
understood. The authors report on the outcome of a large group of patients with CM-I that …

Few studies have directly compared operative and non-operative outcomes in Chiari I
patients. We evaluated risk factors for clinical improvement in 177 patients in order to help …

OBJECTIVE Chiari malformation type 1 (CM-1) and spontaneous intracranial hypotension
(SIH) are causes of headache in which cerebellar tonsillar ectopia (TE) may be present. An …

Background There is currently inadequate evidence on the efficacy of surgical
decompression for Chiari malformation type I (CM1) in different age groups of patients. In …

OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: The natural history of syringomyelia is highly
unpredictable, and some patients experience improvement or stabilization without surgery …

While postoperative outcomes of Chiari I malformation patients have been well-reported,
there is a paucity of literature concerning non-operative management in these patients. We …

Background The natural course of syringomyelia is unpredictable. Only a few cases of adults
with spontaneous resolution of syringomyelia associated with Chiari malformation type I (CM …

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 …