CHIARI MAL颅FOR颅MA颅TION: An abnor颅mal颅ity of the back of the brain. Also known as Arnold Chiari mal颅for颅ma颅tion, this is an uncom颅mon con颅gen颅i颅tal anom颅aly (occurence at birth) in which two parts of the brain, the brain颅stem and the cre颅bel颅lum, are longer than nor颅mal and pro颅trude down into the spinal canal caus颅ing tis颅sue com颅pres颅sion and hin颅der颅ing nor颅mal spinal fluid flow.
Source: Children鈥檚 Hos颅pi颅tal and Regional Med颅ical Cen颅ter of Seat颅tle
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Amer颅i颅can Syringomyelia and Chiari Alliance Project. n.d. USA. -
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National Insti颅tute of Neu颅ro颅log颅i颅cal Dis颅or颅ders and Stroke. 2023. USA. -
May颅field Clinic. 2021. USA. -
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Amer颅i颅can Syringomyelia and Chiari Alliance Project. 2020. USA. -
Brain and Spine Foun颅da颅tion. 2018. UK.
