Chiari malformation-related headache: outcome after surgical treatment

Neurol Sci. 2017 May;38(Suppl 1):95-98. doi: 10.1007/s10072-017-2950-5.

Abstract

The outcome of headache in a series of 135 operated CM1 is presented. Favorable results were obtained in 85% of atypical and 93% typical headache with the support of a multidisciplinary approach that restricted the indications for surgery.

Keywords: Cerebrospinal fluid; Chiari 1 malformation; Headache; Occipital-cervical decompression; Syringomyelia.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / diagnosis*
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / epidemiology
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / surgery*
  • Decompression, Surgical / trends*
  • Female
  • Headache / diagnosis*
  • Headache / epidemiology
  • Headache / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Outcome