ALLMedicine™ Syringomyelia Center

Mar 12th, 2023 - The goal of this study was to review the efficacy and safety of different surgical techniques used for treatment of Chiari malformation type I (CM-I) in children. The authors retrospectively reviewed 437 consecutive children surgically treated for...

Mar 9th, 2023 - In patients with Chiari malformation type 1 (CMI) presenting with low intracranial compliance (ICC), foramen magnum decompression (FMD) often fails and the complication rate may be higher. We therefore routinely perform a preoperative assessment o...

Mar 6th, 2023 - The research background of this study is that Chiari malformation (CM) is a congenital malformation in the foramen magnum region, often associated with syringomyelia, basilar depression, odontoid dislocation and other craniocervical junction defor...

Mar 3rd, 2023 - Neuroarthropathy of the knee or Charcot knee, leading to chronic joint destruction, is a rare disease that is difficult to diagnose. The treatment of this condition is difficult and controversial. A 74-year-old Asian woman has had bilateral knee p...

Mar 2nd, 2023 - Management of Chiari malformation type I (CM-I) requires the functional restoration of an obstructed cisterna magna. In posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty (PFDD), various intradural pathologies are suggested to alter CSF flow at the cra...

Mar 6th, 2023 - The research background of this study is that Chiari malformation (CM) is a congenital malformation in the foramen magnum region, often associated with syringomyelia, basilar depression, odontoid dislocation and other craniocervical junction defor...

Feb 13th, 2023 - OBJECTIVE The natural history of patients who have syringomyelia has not been addressed in a prospective study. Present surgical treatment of patients with syringomyelia and neurologic deficit results in disease stabilization in many but not all p...

Feb 6th, 2023 - There are several disorders such as communicating and non- communicating hydrocephalus, normal pressure hydrocephalus, cystic cerebrospinal fluid collections, Chiari malformation, syringomyelic cyst and arachnoid cyst that can change the cerebrosp...

Jan 26th, 2023 - Objectives: The goal of this study is to establish family pedigrees and undertake genetic linkage analysis that will identify gene loci associated with the Chiari I malformation and underdevelopment of the bone forming the posterior cranial fossa....

Dec 27th, 2022 - Acute neck pain is often caused by mechanical causes and can be classified as rheumatic diseases, infectious and tumoral pathologies, metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis and osteomalacia, pain reflected the cervical region. A-V malformati...

Jan 5th, 2021 - A patient asks an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) to approve them for "medical marijuana." What are the clinician's responsibilities? The first hurdle is legal. In 18 states, an APRN has the legal authority to certify a patient to use ma...

Mar 10th, 2017 - Hyperhidrosis (HH) is sweating beyond that which is required for thermoregulation. 1 Secondary HH, which is usually caused by an underlying medical condition or drug, may be seen in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and can negatively impact p.

May 13th, 2016 - The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) will develop longitudinal natural history studies with 20 rare disease patient organizations to advance understanding of rare diseases and support research. The project is supported in part by a.

Dec 18th, 2014 - The goal of surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is to prevent disability associated with curve progression. 1 Early studies tended to focus on radiographic measures, such as curve correction and sagittal balance, rather than.

Feb 9th, 2011 - Action Points Note that prenatal surgery resulted in a marked reduction in the need for shunt placement and had improved motor function at 30 months. Point out, however, that the prenatal surgery group had a higher rate of maternal complications. ...