ASAP Research Grant Update: Comparing children with Chiari malformation type I and controls
The Medical Advisory Board and Directors of ASAP solicit research grants supporting the treatment and/or contribute […]
I was just reading an article about a doctor who was suspended after 15 of his patients died from drug overdose. It made me realize how important it is to have one doctor who knows all the medication you are taking. Someone who […]
Tethered Cord and Chiari malformation
In an article posted on Neurology Now it says that an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2007 reported that an estimated 3 million people in the US have Chiari. I would say there must be a lot of people […]
Researchers from the University of Central Florida have created cells that protect nerves in the brain and spinal cord. The cells were developed from umbilical cord blood stem cells and could have applications the treatment of spinal cord injury and other nervous system diseases. […]
2009 Conference Presetation provided by: Connie Valt and Bob Hunt
Connie DaValt
connie.davalt@ssa.gov
Bob Hunt
Robert.L.Hunt@ssa.gov
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by John Jane Jr., MD
In general, a “shunt” is any procedure that diverts fluid from one space to another. For a syrinx shunt, the fluid is diverted from the syrinx into another space where the fluid can […]
Just days after birth, Mylee Grace was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in severe distress. Diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia, she miraculously survived. But her battles were only beginning.
Mylee suffered from dysphagia (difficulty […]
by Arnold H. Menezes, MD
The following article is a transcribed presentation from the 2004 ASAP Conference.
The clinically symptomatic child with the hindbrain herniation syndrome (Chiari I) can differ significantly from the adult patient. A prospective analysis of these children has brought an understanding of the […]
by Victor Haughton, MD, University of WI-Madison
For some patients with the Chiari I malformation CSF flow studies may be helpful in determining if surgical management is appropriate. Some patients with a Chiari malformation may not need the flow studies.
The position of the tonsils […]
