Pediatric and adult Chiari malformation Type I surgical series 1965–2013: a review of demographics, operative treatment, and outcomes

A Arnautovic, B Splavski, FA Boop… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is a hindbrain disorder associated with
elongation of the cerebellar tonsils, which descend below the foramen magnum into the …

A systematic review of Chiari I malformation: techniques and outcomes

JL Zhao, MH Li, CL Wang, W Meng - World neurosurgery, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To elucidate the most efficacious treatments of Chiari I malformation (CIM).
Methods A literature search was performed using PubMed, CINAHL/Ovid, Cochrane library …

Chiari type I malformation in a pediatric population

LA Aitken, CE Lindan, S Sidney, N Gupta… - Pediatric …, 2009 - Elsevier
The natural history of Chiari I malformation in children remains unclear. A population-based
retrospective cohort study was therefore conducted. Radiology reports from all head and …

Pathogenesis of syringomyelia associated with Chiari type 1 malformation: review of evidences and proposal of a new hypothesis

I Koyanagi, K Houkin - Neurosurgical review, 2010 - Springer
The exact pathogenesis of syringomyelia associated with Chiari type 1 malformation is
unknown, although a number of authors have reported their theories of syrinx formation. The …

Suboccipital decompression for Chiari I malformation: outcome comparison of duraplasty with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene dural substitute versus pericranial …

FJ Attenello, MJ McGirt, GL Garcés-Ambrossi… - Child's Nervous …, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Objective Treatment failure for Chiari decompression is frequently associated with
scarring, intradural adhesions, and recurrent loss of hindbrain space. While autograft has …

Comparison of operative and non-operative outcomes based on surgical selection criteria for patients with Chiari I malformations

A Chavez, M Roguski, A Killeen, C Heilman… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

Symptom recurrence after suboccipital decompression for pediatric Chiari I malformation: analysis of 256 consecutive cases

MJ McGirt, FJ Attenello, A Atiba… - Child's Nervous …, 2008 - Springer
Objective Symptom recurrence remains a problem for some patients after surgical
decompression for Chiari I malformation. We set out to identify variables at presentation that …

Outcome methods used in clinical studies of Chiari malformation Type I: a systematic review

JK Greenberg, E Milner, CK Yarbrough, K Lipsey… - Journal of …, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is a common and often debilitating neurological
disease. Efforts to improve treatment of CM-I are impeded by inconsistent and limited …

Chiari I malformation associated with syringomyelia: a retrospective study of 316 surgically treated patients

ZQ Zhang, YQ Chen, YA Chen, X Wu, YB Wang, XG Li - Spinal cord, 2008 - nature.com
Objectives: The objective of this article is to probe the surgical procedures of treatment for
Chiari I malformation (CMI) associated with syringomyelia and evaluate their efficacy based …

Morphometric and volumetric comparison of 102 children with symptomatic and asymptomatic Chiari malformation Type I

SSS Khalsa, N Geh, BA Martin, PA Allen… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is typically defined on imaging by a cerebellar
tonsil position≥ 5 mm below the foramen magnum. Low cerebellar tonsil position is a …