Chiari Mal­for­ma­tions (see also: Syringomyelia)

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

• 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.