Postural control in Chiari I malformation: protocol for a paediatric prospective, observational cohort - potential role of posturography for surgical indication.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chiari I malformation (CM1) is an anatomical abnormality characterised by the cerebellar tonsils descending at least 5 mm below the foramen magnum. CM1 causes obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation as well as direct compression on the brainstem, thus causing typical consequences (syringomyelia), and typical clinical features (characteristic headaches and neurological impairment). Surgery is the only available treatment, indicated when symptomatology is present. However, sometimes patients have atypical complaints, which are often suggestive of otolaryngological (ears, nose and throat, ENT) involvement. This may be difficult for a neurosurgeon to explain. Our study aims to investigate the relationship between one of these atypical symptoms, for example, po

SUBMITTER: Stella I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9109102 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature