Items Tagged ‘CM’
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Brittany Really Has Something to Cheer About Now
As captain of her high school cheerleading squad, Brittany Irwin was the picture of health. Hidden in her brain, though, was a condition that was about to take over her life. “I had headaches since I was in 7th grade—small ones at the back of my head,” says Brittany, “But I thought that...
Posted on Jun 2, 2011 by Department Author In Blog, Chiari Malformations, Doctors, Pediatric Neurosurgery Blog, Pediatrics -
More Evidence that Riskiest Part of Chiari Surgery May Not be Necessary
Surgeons* at the Pediatric Neurosurgery Center treat a number of children with a neurological birth defect called Chiari Malformation (CM). Increasingly, they are finding that the most risky part of their surgical treatment, that is, opening the dura, may not always be necessary. They...
Posted on Feb 19, 2010 by Department Author In Blog, Chiari Malformations, Pediatric Neurosurgery Blog, Pediatrics
