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Symptom outcome after craniovertebral decompression for Chiari type 1 malformation without syringomyelia
- Source :
- Acta Neurochirurgica. 163:239-244
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
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Abstract
- Specific symptom outcomes after craniovertebral decompression for patients with Chiari type 1 malformation, without accompanying syringomyelia, are not well characterised and poorly reported. We performed a retrospective review of all patients diagnosed with Chiari type 1, without syringomyelia, who underwent craniovertebral decompression in our unit. We identified 129 individuals with a minimum of 2 years’ follow-up. The most common pre-operative symptoms were pressure dissociation headaches (78%), visual disturbances (33%), dizziness/balance disturbances (24%) and blackouts (17%). The symptoms most likely to respond to surgery included Valsalva-induced headache (74% response, p < 0.0001) and blackouts (86% response, p < 0.001). After successful craniovertebral decompression, most patients presenting with pressure dissociation headaches and blackouts will improve. However, the large variety of other symptoms patients often present with may not improve after surgery.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Neurology
Decompression
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
03 medical and health sciences
Postoperative Complications
0302 clinical medicine
Humans
Medicine
Neuroradiology
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Headache
Interventional radiology
Middle Aged
Decompression, Surgical
medicine.disease
Syringomyelia
Arnold-Chiari Malformation
Surgery
Treatment Outcome
Female
Neurology (clinical)
Neurosurgery
Headaches
medicine.symptom
business
Balance impairment
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09420940 and 00016268
- Volume :
- 163
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta Neurochirurgica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....22cd8f071cd89aa16e2185544dbfa261