Surgical Treatment of Symptomatic Chiari I Malformation: A Consecutive Case Series From a Developing Country

Conclusions: CM I should be considered in the list of differentials in patients with nonspecific headaches and neck pains. Timely surgical intervention for symptomatic CM I patients can lead to significant clinical improvement. However, the extent of decompression, the need for duraplasty, and the choice of graft material lack general consensus. In CM I patients with associated scoliosis and syringomyelia, decompressive surgery may halt further progression of the spinal abnormalities.
Source: Neurosurgery Quarterly - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research