Although cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt placement is the most common procedure
performed by pediatric neurosurgeons, shunts remain among the most failure-prone life …

As with many pathologies, the course of our understanding of the Chiari I malformation (CIM)
has developed extensively over time. The early descriptions of the Chiari malformations by …

The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of this acclaimed reference describes and illustrates
the full range of pediatric disorders diagnosable by modern neuroimaging. This edition …

Abstract Background The pathogenesis of Chiari malformations is incompletely understood.
We tested the hypothesis that different etiologies have different mechanisms of cerebellar …

BACKGROUND: Foramen magnum decompression is widely accepted as the treatment of
choice for Chiari I malformation. However, important surgical details of the procedure are …

Abstract SMALLER POSTERIOR FOSSA (PF) volume has been suggested to be one of the
mechanisms responsible for tonsillar herniation through the foramen magnum in patients …

OBJECTIVE: The history, diagnosis, and therapy of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
(IIH)(pseudotumor cerebri) are reviewed. Theories of pathogenesis are considered, the …

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts were invented almost 50 years ago. While their
introduction revolutionized the treatment of hydrocephalus, their complications have become …

Introduction Chiari malformation (CM) is a frequent finding in multisutural and syndromic
craniosynostosis, occurring in 70% of patients with Crouzon's syndrome, 75% with …

✓ The incidence of chronic tonsillar herniation (CTH) was evaluated with magnetic
resonance imaging in 44 patients with Crouzon's syndrome and 51 with Apert's syndrome; …