Chiari I: Outcome

 

Hayhurst C, Richards O, Zaki H, Findlay G, Pigott TJ.

Hindbrain decompression for Chiari - syringomyelia complex: an outcome analysis comparing surgical techniques.

Br J Neurosurg. 2008 Feb;22(1):86-91.


  1. BulletA retrospective study of 96 patients with the Chiari malformation treated with posterior fossa decompression. Resolution of symptoms was noted in 78% at a mean follow-up of 3.6 years.



Zhang ZQ, Chen YQ, Chen YA, Wu X, Wang YB, Li XG.

Chiari I malformation associated with syringomyelia: a retrospective study of 316 surgically treated patients.

Spinal Cord. 2007 Nov 20; [Epub ahead of print]


  1. BulletLarge retrospective study from Qilu Hospital of Shandong University in China measuring the clinical outcome and extent of syrinx collapse following surgery. While the response in syrinx size was variable, clinical improvement was noted in 94% of 218 patients available for follow-up.



Ono A, Suetsuna F, Ueyama K, Yokoyama T, Aburakawa S, Numasawa T, Wada K, Toh S.
Surgical outcomes in adult patients with syringomyelia associated with Chiari malformation type I: the relationship between scoliosis and neurological findings.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2007 Mar;6(3):216-21

McGirt MJ, Nimjee SM, Fuchs HE, George TM.
Relationship of cine phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging with outcome after decompression for Chiari I malformations.
Neurosurgery. 2006 Jul;59(1):140-6; discussion 140-6.


Mueller D, Oro' JJ.
Prospective analysis of self-perceived quality of life before and after posterior fossa decompression in 112 patients with Chiari malformation with or without syringomyelia.

Neurosurgical Focus 2005 Feb 15;18(2):ECP2.
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