Chiari disorders involve the cerebellum and craniocervical junction and include alteration of CSF hemodynamics and herniation of the cerebellar tonsils into the spinal canal.
Classifi...
Depending on the specific malformation, typical symptoms include headache, tinnitus, vertigo, nausea, weakness, dysphagia, neck pain, and dysesthesia.
Chiari I: These lesions cause sym...
Anticonvulsants for neuropathic pain (off-label) (2)[A]
Gabapen...
Cerebellar tonsils ascend with age. Some lesions presumably resolve spontaneously as child...
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Everson R, Holly L, Batzdorf U. Chiari 1 malformation in the adul...
Q07.00 Arnold-Chiari syndrome without spina bifida or hydrocephalus
Q07.02 Arnold-Chiari syndrome with hydrocephalus
Q07.01 Arnold-Chiari syndrome with spina bifida
Q07.03 Arnold-Chiari syndro...
Chiari I malformations are the most common and can be treated conservatively in the absence of symptoms (3)[A].
Chiari II malformations are treated based on symptoms, typically by surgi...
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