CHIARI MALFORMATION: An abnormality of the back of the brain. Also known as Arnold Chiari malformation, this is an uncommon congenital anomaly (occurence at birth) in which two parts of the brain, the brainstem and the crebellum, are longer than normal and protrude down into the spinal canal causing tissue compression and hindering normal spinal fluid flow.
Source: Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center of Seattle
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Chiari I Malformation
Mayfield Clinic. 2018. USA. -
Chiari Malformation
American Syringomyelia and Chiari Alliance Project. n.d. USA. -
Chiari Malformation
Mayo Clinic. 2019. USA. -
Chiari Malformation Fact Sheet
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. 2020. USA. -
Chiari Surgery
Mayfield Clinic. 2018. USA. -
Chiari malformation and syringomyelia : a handbook for patients and their families
American Syringomyelia and Chiari Alliance Project. 2020. USA. -
Chiari Malformations Booklet
Brain and Spine Foundation. 2018. UK.