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ASAP Research Grant Recipient: Bermans J. Iskandar, MD, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Tim M. George, MD, University of Texas at Austin
Sponsored by the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons

Project Title: Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgical Intervention for Chiari Type I Malformation with Syringomyelia

Dates: 2007-2008

Grant Amount: $210,000 ($105,000 per year)

Purpose of the study: The aim of this study is to collect pilot data and establish study protocols for developing a larger- national multicenter study to evaluate surgical approaches and outcomes in surgery for patients with Chiari type I malformation and syringomyelia. This study will recruit subjects with documented Chiari type I malformation and syringomyelia who present for evaluation of their condition. From eligible subjects, the study will collect data on the characteristics of subjects who ultimately undergo surgical intervention. From those subjects who have surgery, characteristics which predict favorable surgical outcome will be tracked. This study will collect pre-surgical and post-surgical data, and it will itself involve no intervention other than data collection.
 

The main proponent of this study was the result of a survey of Chiari I malformation patient members of the American Syringomyelia Alliance Project who desired a more informed information base to make decisions for surgery.