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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

Background Posterior fossa decompression without (PFD) or with duraplasty (PFDD) for the
treatment of type 1 Chiari malformation (CM-1) is controversial. We thus performed a …

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 …

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 …

OBJECT Symptomatic pediatric Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is most often treated with
posterior fossa decompression (PFD), but controversy exists over whether the dura needs to …

The treatment of Chiari malformation type 1 (CM-I) with posterior fossa decompression
without (PFD) or with duraplasty (PFDD) is controversial. Our aim is to compare the clinical …