An international team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, McGill University and ...

The mountains always felt close when the aircraft lifted out of Kabul. During the Afghanistan war, Dubai became a strange airlock between two worlds—where the conflict seemed, briefly, to stop. That ...

MORTON, Ill. (WMBD) — It was completely unexpected. What was supposed to be a routine surgery for a Morton High School junior ended up with her having a reaction nobody saw coming. MJ Yoder is an avid ...

What Is Chiari I Malformation? Chiari I malformation (key-AR-ee mal-fore-MAY-shun) is when the cerebellum — the part of the brain that controls coordination and muscle movement — pushes down through ...

Chiari malformation type I (CMI) is a congenital neurological disorder characterized by the herniation of cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum, leading to impaired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...

1 Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China 2 Department of Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China Background: The optimal surgical ...

Chiari malformation (CM) is the most common and prevalent symptomatic congenital craniocervical malformation. Radiological diagnosis is established when the cerebellar tonsils are located 5 mm or more ...

Thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (TOPLL) is a rare condition associated with ectopic bone formation in the thoracic spine. A long-term follow-up study from Japan shows ...

FOSSA Inc., an open-source compliance and security platform, today announced it has acquired the developer tool community platform StackShare for an undisclosed amount, bringing on board 1.5 million ...

Researchers have identified unique 3-dimensional features called TULIPs in the genome of posterior fossa group A (PFA) ependymoma, a difficult-to-treat brain tumor diagnosed in very young children.

Cerebellar strokes are responsible for up to 3% of all ischemic strokes, with rates of functional independence ranging from 35–82% and mortality in up to 39% of patients. Surgical management in the ...

Chiari malformation is considered a genetic condition, though there are also acquired forms. The condition develops due to a structural defect in the base of the skull and cerebellum, which causes ...