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Once an uncommon clinical finding, the Chiari malformations are now frequently seen with the advent of more sophisticated imaging modalities. With more than one hundred years of experience with these entities, medicine currently has a much better understanding of the embryology and pathophysiology of the disorder. Long-term outcome studies are becoming more prevalent and patients are commonly operated on with generally favorable results. Comprehensive in design,  the The Chiari Malformations focuses on the two most common forms of hindbrain herniation, the Chiari I and II malformations.  Since the original description and classification of hindbrain hernias more than one hundred and twenty years ago, the Chiari malformations have revealed much of their pathophysiology and have become easily diagnosed radiologically.  Indeed with the availability of MRI, more and more patients are being labeled with the diagnosis but without symptoms or appropriate symptoms.  Timely and an invaluable addition to the literature, The Chiari Malformations thoroughly details the progress that has been made with our understanding of these conditions, their radiologic definition, details of operative intervention and prediction of outcome.

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Once an uncommon clinical finding, the Chiari malformations are now frequently seen with the advent of more sophisticated imaging modalities. With more than one hundred years of experience with these entities, medicine currently has a much better understanding of the embryology and pathophysiology of the disorder. Long-term outcome studies are becoming more prevalent and patients are commonly operated on with generally favorable results. Comprehensive in design,  the The Chiari Malformations focuses on the two most common forms of hindbrain herniation, the Chiari I and II malformations.  Since the original description and classification of hindbrain hernias more than one hundred and twenty years ago, the Chiari malformations have revealed much of their pathophysiology and have become easily diagnosed radiologically.  Indeed with the availability of MRI, more and more patients are being labeled with the diagnosis but without symptoms or appropriate symptoms.  Timely and an invaluable addition to the literature, The Chiari Malformations thoroughly details the progress that has been made with our understanding of these conditions, their radiologic definition, details of operative intervention and prediction of outcome.

Contents:

Ch.1: Introduction and Classification of the Chiari Malformations:

                        Shane Tubbs, Jerry Oakes

            Ch. 2: The Chiari Malformations: a Historical Context

                        Shane Tubbs, Jerry Oakes

            Ch. 3: Embryology of the Craniocervical Junction and Posterior Cranial Fossa

                        Shane Tubbs, Mohammadali Shoja, Jerry Oakes

            Ch. 4: Embryology and Pathophysiology of the Chiari I and II Malformations

                        Shane Tubbs, Mohammadali Shoja, Jerry Oakes

Ch.5: Surgical Anatomy of the Craniocervical Junction Relevant to Chiari Malformations

                        Shane Tubbs, Mohammadali Shoja, Jerry Oakes, Marios Loukas

            Ch. 6: Epidemiology of the Chiari I Malformation

                         John D. Heiss

            Ch. 7: Genetics of the Chiari I and II Malformations

                         Christina A. Markunas, Allison E. Ashley-Koch, Simon G. Gregory

            Ch. 8: Pathology of Chiari I and II Malformations

                        Lucy B. Rorke-Adams

            Ch. 9: Pathology of Syringomyelia Due to Chiari Malformations

                        Keith Harrison

            Ch. 10: Associated Disorders of Chiari Type I Malformations

                        Shane Tubbs, Jerry Oakes

            Ch. 11: Chiari-like Malformation in Dogs

                        Dominic J. Marino,  Curtis W. Dewey

            Ch. 12: Radiology of the Chiari Malformations

                        Jim Barkovich, Abby E. Deans

Ch. 13: Research on the Pathophysiology of Chiari I-Related Symptoms and Syringomyelia, with Emphasis on Dynamic MRI Techniques

                        Carolina Sandoval-Garcia, Bermans J. Iskandar

            Ch. 14: Associated Bony Malformations and Instability in the Chiari I Malformation

                        Arnold H. Menezes

            Ch. 15: Non-Hindbrain Related Syringomyelia

                        Jorg Kleklamp

            Ch. 16: Secondary Interventions for Chiari I Malformation

                        Jorg Kleklamp

            Ch. 17: Scoliosis and Chiari I Malformations

                        Heather Spader, Douglas L. Brockmeyer

            Ch. 18: Natural History of Chiari Malformations

                        Cormac O. Maher

            Ch. 19: Newer Subsets: Chiari 0 and Chiari 1.5 Malformations

                        Nitin R. Mariwalla, William R. Boydston, Joshua J. Chem

            Ch. 20: Clinical Presentation of Pediatric Chiari I Malformations

                         Curtis Rozzelle

            Ch. 21: Clinical Presentation of the Adult Chiari I Malformation

                        Ulrich Batzdorf

            Ch. 22: Unusual Presentations of the Chiari I Malformation

                        Christopher M. Bonfield, Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara

            Ch. 23: Association Between Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, and the Chiari I Malformation

                        Richard Ellenbogen, David Bauer

            Ch. 24: The Chiari Malformations and Hydrocephalus

                        James M. Johnston, John C. Wellons III

            Ch. 25: Symptoms of the Chiari II Malformation

                        Jeffrey P. Blount

            Ch. 26: Treatment of the Adult Chiari I Malformation

                        John D. Heiss, Edward H. Oldfield

            Ch. 27: Treatment of the Pediatric Chiari I Malformation

                        Jerry Oakes

            Ch. 28: Treatment of the Chiari II Malformation

                        Jerry Oakes

            Ch. 29: Complications of Chiari Surgery

                        Tyler Auschwitz, Frederick Boop

            Ch. 30: Outcomes for the Surgical Management of Chiari I and Chiari II Malformations

                        Nathan J. Ranalli, David D. Limbrick Jr., Tae Sung Park

            Ch. 31: A Multidisciplinary Clinic for the Management of Chiari IMalformations

                        Leon S. Dure, Jerry Oakes, Chevis N. Shannon, Camille Broome, Curtis Rozzelle, Tony McGrath

            Ch. 32: Chiari Malformations: a Patient’s Guide

                        Nadine Bradley, Haley Vance

            Ch. 33: Conclusions

                        Shane Tubbs, Jerry Oakes