Items Tagged ‘CMI’
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Should we Let our Chiari Kids Play?
For a long time, when children were diagnosed with Chiari malformation type I (CMI), they were automatically pulled from all sports and rough play in an effort to protect them from injury. It was assumed that their neurological condition, whether symptomatic or not, was precarious enough that the...
Posted on Jan 27, 2011 by Department Author In Blog, Chiari Malformations, Pediatric Neurosurgery Blog, Pediatrics -
Medical First: Boy's Brainstem Saved by a Nose
A young boy with a rare case of Type One Chiari Malformation (CMI) was the first to undergo a new minimally invasive spine surgery through his nose. Dr. Richard Anderson from the Pediatric Center and his colleagues presented this case at the annual Pediatric Neurosurgery Section meeting...
Posted on Jan 19, 2010 by Department Author In Blog, Chiari Malformations, Pediatric Neurosurgery Blog, Pediatrics
