Chiari Malformation Type I: T1-weighted with gadolinium sagittal MRI. Note that in Chiari malformation type I the brainstem and cerebellar tonsils descend below the foramen magnum. This malformation ...

Familial clustering of CMI with and without syringomyelia has been documented in American scientific literature but this case of siblings appears to be the first instance reported in the UK. Case 1: A ...

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 ...

Chiari malformation type 1 (CMI) (OMIM 118420) is currently defined as a downward herniation of the cerebellar tonsils across the foramen magnum of at least 5 mm. 1 The prevalence of CMI is estimated ...

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A Chiari malformation (CM) is a type of structural change that affects the lower part of the brain. It’s most often due to a congenital condition that affects the shape or size of the skull.

For people who are born with Chiari Malformation type 1, or CM1––a skull abnormality that pushes the back of the brain down ...