An MRI scan shows a Chiari type-1 malformation, in which the cerebellum extends beyond the gap in the skull where it connects to the spinal cord.  Researchers at Washington University School 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 ...

Then a contrast MRI screening eventually showed their cause. Hailey had a Chiari malformation - an anatomical condition where her skull shape forces the lower part of the cerebellum (the part of ...

Chiari malformation results from a structural defect at the back of the head in the region where the brain meets the spinal cord. Severe headaches and neck pain, associated with other nerve ...

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