ST. LOUIS — The Conquer Chiari Walk Across America is an annual fundraising and awareness event designed to draw attention to Chiari malformation, a serious neurological disorder. The event is a ...

Chiari malformation, an anomaly of the posterior cranial fossa, also known as Arnold–Chiari malformation, was described in autopsies by Hans Chiari, an Austrian pathologist, in 1891. He defined four ...

Sitting in a hospital chair, Hannah Jane is radiant, showing off her one-of-a-kind wearable artwork. "I wore it today so I could represent me as a butterfly and that I came out of everything strong," ...

After Spring Valley resident Christine Smith underwent brain decompression surgery in 2007, life became a little more precious, and clinging to it seemed nearly impossible for a while. But she had ...

Read up on the full list of symptoms of the rare brain condition A MUM has shared her shock after her three little boys were diagnosed with the same rare brain condition. Whitney Niece took sons ...

Study design: Review and analysis of seven cases of syringomyelia treated surgically. Objective: To demonstrate the beneficial role of decompressive surgery for the altered cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...

A Chiari malformation (CM) is a type of structural change that affects the lower part of the brain. It’s most often due to a congenital condition that affects the shape or size of the skull.

Study design: Report of a rare case of an elderly patient with late onset of Arnold Chiari malformation type I with associated syringomyelia that was successfully treated with foramen magnum ...

Chiari malformation is when a part of the brain extends through an opening where the skull meets the spinal canal. It can happen if the skull is too small or misshapen. Depending on the severity, it ...

Chiari malformations are a heterogeneous group of disorders comprising abnormalities associated with the hindbrain. The most common types are Chiari 1 malformation (CM-I) and Chiari 2 malformation (CM ...