After getting her diagnosis of Chiari Malformation 1, Jenni Lee is now on a mission to raise awareness about the brain disorder. Since articles of Lee's return to work, she has received dozens of ...

Roughly 4% of the population is affected by a congenital brain malformation that has eluded researchers' efforts to find causes and treatments. For the condition, Chiari type-1 malformation, the ...

Chiari malformation is a common brain disorder where brain tissue extends into the spinal canal. It happens when part of the skull is abnormally small or misshapen and presses against the brain and ...

October 10, 2008 — The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) reports that Chiari and syringomyelia are often misdiagnosed. In a news release, the association reminds clinicians about ...

Chiari malformation (CM) is a structural abnormality in the relationship of the skull and the brain. This means that the skull is small or misshapen, causing it to press on the brain at the base of ...

Neanderthals died out around 40,000 years ago, but a new study reveals that their genetic legacy continues to influence our brains today. Chiari malformation type 1 is a rare brain condition where the ...

image: The lowest part of a child's brain is visible below the bottom of the skull in this MRI scan and shows evidence of a Chiari 1 malformation. Researchers at Washington University School of ...

After Spring Valley resident Christine Smith underwent brain decompression surgery in 2007, life became a little more precious, and clinging to it seemed nearly impossible for a while. But she had ...

Researchers have shown that Chiari 1 malformation can be caused by variations in two genes linked to brain development, and that children with large heads are at increased risk of developing the ...