Congenital and Acquired Chiari Syndrome
Robert M. Friedlander
Abstract
Symptomatic CM1, also called the Chiari syndrome, is characterized mainly by headache but also by numbness or weakness in the hands or feet and visual, hearing, balance, and cranial-nerve abnormalities. It is treated surgically.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineWeaknessChiari malformationChiari I malformationBalance (ability)SurgeryCranial nervesSyringomyeliaRadiologyMagnetic resonance imagingPhysical medicine and rehabilitationSpinal Dysraphism and MalformationsCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusTeratomas and Epidermoid Cysts