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Thirty-four lectures, PowerPoint slides, and question and answer sessions have been transcribed from ASAP's Chiari & Syringomyelia Conference (2009 Quest for Understanding). All eight modules are included in this comprehensive notebook. This incredible resource covers a wide range of topics pertaining to Chiari malformation, syringomyelia and related disorders from leading experts. (Table of contents is reprinted below)
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Table of Contents:
MODULE 1: BASIC REVIEW OF CHIARI AND SYRINGOMYELIA
The Chiari Malformations: Definitions, Concepts and Treatments
Timothy George, MD---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Syringomyelia: Definitions, Concepts and Treatment
Bermans Iskandar, MD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
Questions and Answers Covering Basic Concepts
Panel of Experts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
A Diagnostic Methodology for the Evaluation of Chiari I Malformation
Roger W. Kula, MD------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15
MODULE 2: ASSOCIATED CLINICAL PROBLEMS
Audio-Vestibular Dysfunction Associated with Chiari I: A review
Burke Richmond, MD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
Sexual Dysfunction and Urological Problems
John V. Kryger, MD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27
Neuropsychological Issues
Bruce P. Hermann, PhD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 31
Rehabilitation and Independence
Michael Ward, MD------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37
MODULE 3: COMPLEX AND/OR CONTROVERSIAL PROBLEMS
Goals and Objectives for Complex and Controversial Problems
Bermans Iskandar, MD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42
Occult Spinal Dysraphism and the Tethered Cord Syndrome
W. Jerry Oakes, MD----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46
Complex Chiari: to Fuse or not to Fuse
Arnold H. Menezes, MD------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50
Scoliosis: Diagnosis and Treatment
James McCarthy, MD---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54
Questions and Answers with the Experts
Panel of Experts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59
MODULE 4: PAIN
Pain Definitions and Mechanisms
Miroslav Backonja, MD-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63
Pain and Syringomyelia
Angela Mailis-Gagnon, MD --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 68
Questions and Answers Concerning Pain
Panel of Experts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 73
MODULE 5: CLINICAL RESEARCH I
Measuring Outcomes After Chiari Decompression for Syringomyelia
Nicholas Wetjen, MD---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 77
Neuropsych Issues in Patients with Chiari and Syringomyelia
David Frim, MD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 83
Trends in the Surgical Treatment of Chiari I/Syringomyelia in North America: Results
Brandon Rocque, MD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 89
Genetics Research and Techniques: Review
Allison Ashley-Koch, PhD----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 93
Questions and Answers
Panel of Experts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99
MODULE 6: PEDIATRIC ISSUES
Hydrocephalus and Shunts
A. Leland Albright, MD-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 104
Incidental Chiari I in Children
Robert Keating, MD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109
The Patient and Family Experience to Hospitalization and Illness
Julie Auenson BS CCLS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 117
Questions and Answers
Panel of Experts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 121
Ocular Manifestations of Chiari in Children and Adults
Michael Struck, MD------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 126
MODULE 7: CLINICAL RESEARCH II
MRI Research and Techniques: Review
Victor Haughton, MD---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 131
Mechanical/Computer Models Research and Techniques: Review
Frank Loth, PhD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 136
The Origin of Syrinx Fluid
John D. Heiss, MD------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 142
Questions and Answers
Panel of Experts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 147
MODULE 8: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALING
Epigenetics
Bermans Iskandar, MD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 150
Nervous System Regeneration and Repair
Raghu Vemuganti, PhD------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 154
Stem Cells
Paul Clark, PhD ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 158
Questions and Answers
Panel of Experts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 163