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Chiari I malformation in children-the natural history.

Ajay ChatrathAlexandria MarinoDavis TaylorMazin ElsarragSauson SoldozyJohn A Jane
Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2019)
Our review of asymptomatic pediatric CM-I with or without syringomyelia suggests that its natural history is much more favorable than previously acknowledged and that the literature generally favors conservative management of these cases. Further study of symptomatic pediatric CM-I is necessary to better understand its natural history.
Keyphrases
  • systematic review
  • young adults
  • childhood cancer