Physician Information
In keeping with the CSF mission statement, the Board of Directors and Medical Research Board are committed to providing current, accurate and comprehensive information on the Chiari and syringomyelia anomalies as well as related disorders.
The Executive Committee of the Medical Research Board will solicit the assistance of other experts in the field to regularly update the basic CM/SM topics, including the leading clinical, radiological, therapeutic, and socioeconomic issues. In addition, the Committee will make a serious effort to ensure that controversial information is addressed in a fair and balanced manner.
CSF BROCHURE (pdf)
Basic Clinical Topics
- Nomenclature
- Chiari I*
- Chiari II*
- Syringomyelia*
- Congenital tethered cord (spina bifida occulta)*
- CM and SM Handbook
- Types of operations on Chiari I: standards and controversies
Novel, Rare, or Controversial Topics
- Pseudotumor cerebri*
- Fusion with Chiari surgery*
- Occult tethered cord with Chiari
- Chiari zero*
- Review of controversial topics/literature (pdf)
Research Topics
- Review of mechanical/computer models*
- Pain management review
- Neural recovery research
- Genetics research*
- Radiology research*
- Current clinical research questions and efforts*
Clinical Problems
- Pain syndromes*
- Urologic issues
- Orthopedic issues (scoliosis)*
- Neurological issues (progressive vs. nonprogressive)
- Rehabilitative issues
Clinical Scenarios
- Vignette
- Examples:
- Chiari with syrinx
- Chiari without syrinx (when to operate)
- Syrinx without Chiari (look for an etiology)
- Tethered cord from congenital malformations, with syrinx
- Spina bifida with syringomyelia
- Others
*CONTRIBUTORS
Edward C. Benzel, MD
Department of Neurological Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
John Heiss, M.D.
Department of Neurological Surgery
The George Washington University
Sandi Lam, M.D.
Department of Neurosurgery
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Bermans J. Iskandar, M.D.
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison
Casey Madura, M.D.
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison
Miroslav Backonja, M.D.
Pain Treatment and Research Center
University of Wisconsin
James McCarthy, M.D.
Pediatric Orthopedics
University of Wisconsin
Victor Haughton, M.D.
Department of Neuroradiology
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Daniel Guillaume, M.D.
Department of Neurosurgery
Oregon Health Science Center
Allison Ashley-Koch, Ph.D.
Section of Medical Genetics
Department of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Francis Loth, M.S., Ph.D.
College of Engineering
The University of Akron
R. Shane Tubbs, Ph.D.
Division of Neurosurgery
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
