Note: The following articles were originally published in Chiari & Syringomyelia News. The articles are primarily based on research involving pediatric patients. Clicking on an article title will open the article in a new window. A more complete list of research articles can be found  HERE.


General
• Only A Third Of Children With Chiari On MRI Are Symptomatic
• Behavioral Issue In Chiari II Children Traced To Sleep Problems
• Chiari Related Hearing Loss In Children
• Chiari II Affects Normal Eye Movements
• Study Looks At Abnormal Gag Reflex In Chiari Children
• Trouble Swallowing May Signal Chiari In Children
• Some Good News For Chiari II Children
• Chiari Related Memory & Learning Problems
• Study Identifies Cognitive Impact Of Chiari II
• Damage To Cerebellum Affects Cognitive Ability In Children
• Sleep Apnea Causes Brain Changes In Children
• The Importance Of Cine MRI
• What can be learned from 130 Chiari kids?
Surgery
• Study Follows Non-Surgical Chiari Kids
• Resolving CM-1 in Children: The Question of Duraplasty
• Surgery Group Discusses Experience with 500 Chiari Kids
• Study Finds Most Non-Surgical Chiari Cases In Children Do Not Progress Over...
• Cervical Instability With Chiari II Surgery Does Not Cause Major Problems
• Details Of CSF Flow Used To Predict Symptom Recurrence
• Urgent Surgery Is Sometimes Necessary For Chiari
• CSF Flow In Children Before & After Surgery
• Type Of Headache May Indicate If Surgery Is Required
• Large Study Examines Surgical Outcomes In Children
• Can testing during surgery help resolve the surgical debate?
• Helping Children Deal With Post-Operative Pain
• Endoscope Used to Minimize Surgery in Children
• Limited Surgery Shown To Be Effective In Children
• Study Compares Surgical Techniques
• Surgical Technique Reduces Hospital Time And Costs
• New surgical technique attempts to minimize trauma for pediatric patients
• Synthetic Graft May Be More Effective Than Autograft
• Study Shows Few CSF Related Complications With Autologous Duraplasty
• Trying To Understand Why Some Syrinxes Don't Go Away
• Imagery Reduces Children's Post-Op Pain
Theories
• Studying The Natural History Of Chiari In Children
• Can A Child Grow Out Of Chiari?
• Long-term Shunting Can Lead To Acquired Chiari
• More Findings Involving Chiari & Abnormal Skull Geometry
• Can Posterior Fossa Volume Indicate Symptom Severity?
• Small Posterior Fossa Linked To Chiari Related Syringomyelia
• Children w/ Chiari Symptoms Due To Shunting Found To Have Sm. Posterior Fossa Vol.
• Between Chiari I & Chiari II
• Study Explores The Natural History Of Chiari
• Rickets Provides Chiari Clues
• Two Cases Provide Clues To A Link Between Tethered Cord And Chiari
• Possible Biomarkers Found For Tethered Cord
• Chiari Linked To Lipomyelomeningocele
• MRI Documents Acquired Chiari Due To Fatty Filum
• Syringomyelia In Twins, With And Without Chiari
• Linking Chiari, Idiopathic Scoliosis, And Genetics
• No Difference In Size Of Foramen Magnum Pediatric Chiari
Scoliosis & Related Conditions
• Tracking Syrinx Improvement After Surgery
• Duraplasty Prevents Retethering In Complex TCS Cases
• How Decompression Surgery Affects Scoliosis Progression
• Study Identifies Features Of Chiari Related Scoliosis
• SM Related Scoliosis May Be Due To Spinal Muscle Denervation
• Looking For Signs Of Chiari In Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Decompression Surgery Helps Chiari Related Scoliosis
• When Is Decompression Surgery Before Scoliosis Surgery Necessary?
• Study Identifies Types Of Scoliosis That Indicate Chiari
• Chiari, Syringomyelia, Scoliosis, and Surgery
• How to treat syringomyelia related scoliosis in children
• Timing Important In Treating Tethered Cord
• Feasibility of Chiari Decompression and TCS Surgery at the Same Time
• Children Suffering from Sleep Apnea Caused by Chiari I Malformation
• Minimal Tethered Cord Shows Abnormal Anatomy

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