Chiari (pronounced kee-aa-ree) malformation is a group of conditions where the lower back part of your brain pushes against ... you're likely to have a normal life expectancy.

That moment was the first sign of a rare condition that would cause her brain to slip out of her skull. Now 19, Emily has endured excruciating pain caused by Chiari malformation, a disorder where ...

"That seizure saved my life - it revealed my Chiari malformation," Charlie said. The condition, which can be genetic, affects one in 1,000 people. It involves the brain pushing down into the base ...

3,8–12 A normal sagittal ... the ventral lower brain stem or kinking of the brain stem as a result of the downward displacement of the cerebellum (classified as Chiari malformation type 1.5 ...

Around one in 1000 people have a chiari malformation, where the lower part of the brain pushes through the ... but I thought they were normal.' ...

She’s the girl whose brain ... this was normal, so I didn’t tend to complain of my head pain to my parents. “So, unfortunately, they weren’t aware of my first signs of Chiari malformation ...

All three children in an Indiana family have been diagnosed with a rare brain defect that can cause ... there is some evidence suggesting that Chiari malformation can run in families, but ...

But the three youngsters were found to have Chiari malformation type 1 – a condition which occurs when the lower part of the brain pushes down into the spinal canal, triggering worrying symptoms.

"It never stopped." Chiari malformation occurs when the lower part of the brain, known as the cerebellar tonsils, extends into the spinal canal. This condition can cause debilitating symptoms ...

Roughly 4% of the population is affected by a congenital brain malformation that has eluded researchers' efforts to find causes and treatments. For the condition, Chiari type-1 malformation ...

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

An MRI scan shows a Chiari type-1 malformation, in which the cerebellum extends beyond the gap in the skull where it connects to the spinal cord. Researchers at Washington University School of ...