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 …

Comparison of posterior fossa decompression with and without duraplasty for the surgical treatment of Chiari malformation Type I in pediatric patients: a meta-analysis

SR Durham, K Fjeld-Olenec - Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2008 - thejns.org
Object Surgery for Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is one of the most common
neurosurgical procedures performed in children, although there is clearly no consensus …

Chiari malformation Type I and syrinx in children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging

J Strahle, KM MuraSzKo, JS Kapurch… - Journal of …, 2011 - thejns.org
Object Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) with an associated spinal syrinx is a common
pediatric diagnosis. A better understanding of the relative age-related prevalence and MR …

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 …

Surgical treatment of Chiari I malformation—analysis of intraoperative findings, complications, and outcome for 371 foramen magnum decompressions

J Klekamp - Neurosurgery, 2012 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Foramen magnum decompression is widely accepted as the treatment of
choice for Chiari I malformation. However, important surgical details of the procedure are …

A novel scoring system for assessing Chiari malformation type I treatment outcomes

L Aliaga, KE Hekman, R Yassari, D Straus… - …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Outcome assessment for the management of Chiari malformation type 1 is
difficult because of the lack of a reliable and specific surgical outcome assessment scale …

The natural history of the Chiari Type I anomaly

F Novegno, M Caldarelli, A Massa, D Chieffo… - Journal of …, 2008 - thejns.org
Object Since the advent of MR imaging, an increasing number of asymptomatic or
oligosymptomatic patients have been diagnosed with Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I). The …

The pediatric Chiari I malformation: a review

RS Tubbs, MJ Lyerly, M Loukas, MM Shoja… - Child's Nervous …, 2007 - Springer
Background Both the diagnosis and treatment regimens for the Chiari I malformation (CIM)
are varied and controversial. The present paper analyzes the literature regarding this form of …

Prevalence of Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia

EN Kahn, KM Muraszko… - Neurosurgery …, 2015 - neurosurgery.theclinics.com
Chiari I malformation (CM) is a common neurosurgical diagnosis and spinal cord syrinx is
frequently found in patients with CM. 1–10 However, it has been difficult to establish the true …

Surgical treatment of Chiari malformation with and without syringomyelia: experience with 177 adult patients

U Batzdorf, DL McArthur, JR Bentson - Journal of neurosurgery, 2013 - thejns.org
Object This study aims to show the relationship between clinical outcome in patients who
underwent surgical decompression for Chiari malformation (CM) and postoperative imaging …