Abstract
Background Data:
Chiari malformation type-1 (CM-1) is a challenging subject to wrap our hands around table. Chiari
symptoms often range from, unexplained, and/or occipital Valsalva type headache, chronic fatigue
syndrome, lower cranial nerve abnormalities, brain stem compression, till severe neurological insult
which augmented by syringomyelia, or srynigobulbia. Exact diagnostic and prognostic tools carry a
great controversy which ranged from simple MRI study to MR imaging–based CSF velocity
measurements, morphological, dynamic craniocervical junction assessments, subarachnoid pressure
recordings, and compliance calculations were compared before and after surgical treatment.
Purpose:
This study aimed to estimate the efficacy and safely of duroplasty in CM-1 patients associated
with syringomyelia in Sohag University Hospital
Study Design:
A retrospective descriptive study.