This is largely because many people with a Chiari malformation do not suffer any symptoms, and the condition therefore goes undiagnosed. But that should not mean it should remain unknown.

Then a contrast MRI screening eventually showed their cause. Hailey had a Chiari malformation - an anatomical condition where her skull shape forces the lower part of the cerebellum (the part of ...

Chiari malformation results from a structural defect at the back of the head in the region where the brain meets the spinal cord. Severe headaches and neck pain, associated with other nerve ...

Congenital portosystemic shunts, which can occur independently or as part of Abernethy malformation, are also associated with a range of complications. These shunts can present at any age and may ...