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A Multidisciplinary Clinic for the Management of Chiari I Malformations

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This chapter describes the experiences of a multidisciplinary clinic specializing in the diagnosis and management of Chiari I malformations (CM I). Data were collected regarding reasons for referral and outcomes and indicate that approximately half of referred patients were appropriately diagnosed radiographically with CM I. Moreover, of patients who actually had consistent imaging, only about one-third reported symptoms attributable to CM I. These findings illustrate pertinent issues relating to healthcare resources and delivery of multidisciplinary care.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics/Pediatric Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Leon S. Dure

  2. Departments of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA

    W. Jerry Oakes

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Curtis J. Rozzelle & Katherine Barnes

  4. Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Anastasia Arynchyna

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    R. Shane Tubbs

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Aydın Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Efeler, Aydın, Turkey

    Mehmet Turgut

  3. Departments of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA

    W. Jerry Oakes

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Dure, L.S., Oakes, W.J., Rozzelle, C.J., Arynchyna, A., Barnes, K. (2020). A Multidisciplinary Clinic for the Management of Chiari I Malformations. In: Tubbs, R., Turgut, M., Oakes, W. (eds) The Chiari Malformations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44862-2_50

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