The pediatric Chiari I malformation: a review

RS Tubbs, MJ Lyerly, M Loukas, MM Shoja… - Child's Nervous …, 2007 - Springer
Background Both the diagnosis and treatment regimens for the Chiari I malformation (CIM)
are varied and controversial. The present paper analyzes the literature regarding this form of …

Physical activity programs for promoting bone mineralization and growth in preterm infants

SM Schulzke, S Kaempfen, D Trachsel… - Cochrane Database …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Lack of physical stimulation may contribute to metabolic bone disease of
preterm infants, resulting in poor bone mineralization and growth. Physical activity programs …

Institutional experience with 500 cases of surgically treated pediatric Chiari malformation Type I

RS Tubbs, J Beckman, RP Naftel, JJ Chern… - Journal of …, 2011 - thejns.org
Object The diagnosis and treatment of Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) has evolved over
the last few decades. The authors present their surgical experience of over 2 decades of …

Incidence of basioccipital hypoplasia in Chiari malformation type I: comparative morphometric study of the posterior cranial fossa

R Noudel, N Jovenin, C Eap, B Scherpereel… - Journal of …, 2009 - thejns.org
Object The chronic tonsillar herniation defining Chiari malformation Type I (CMI) is thought
to result from overcrowding of a normally develo** hindbrain within a congenitally small …

Associated disorders of Chiari Type I malformations: a review

M Loukas, BJ Shayota, K Oelhafen, JH Miller… - Neurosurgical …, 2011 - thejns.org
A single pathophysiological mechanism of Chiari Type I malformations (CM-I) has been a
topic of debate. To help better understand CM-I, the authors review disorders known to be …

Volumetric analysis of the posterior cranial fossa in a family with four generations of the Chiari malformation Type I

RS Tubbs, M Hill, M Loukas, MM Shoja… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2008 - thejns.org
Object Many authors have concluded that the Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is due to a
smaller than normal posterior cranial fossa. In order to establish this smaller geometry as the …

Chiari I malformation and basilar invagination in fibrous dysplasia: prevalence, mechanisms, and clinical implications

KS Pan, JD Heiss, SM Brown… - Journal of Bone and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a mosaic disorder of benign fibro‐osseous lesions, which may be
associated with extraskeletal features as part of McCune‐Albright syndrome (MAS). Cranial …

Embryology of the craniocervical junction and posterior cranial fossa, part II: embryogenesis of the hindbrain

MM Shoja, R Ramdhan, CJ Jensen, JJ Chern… - Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Although pathology of the hindbrain and its derivatives can have life altering effects on a
patient, a comprehensive review on its embryology is difficult to find in the peer‐reviewed …

The incidence of Chiari malformation in nonsyndromic, single suture craniosynostosis

J Leikola, V Koljonen, L Valanne, J Hukki - Child's Nervous System, 2010 - Springer
Introduction This study was designed to determine the incidence of Chiari malformation
(CM) in nonsyndromic single suture craniosynostosis (N-SSSC). Materials and methods A …

Effects of motor physical therapy on bone mineralization in premature infants: a randomized controlled study

CM Vignochi, E Miura, LH Canani - Journal of Perinatology, 2008 - nature.com
Objective: To study the effect of physical therapy on bone mineralization, weight gain and
growth in preterm infants. Method: After fulfilling the inclusion criteria, preterm infants were …