Observation of Cognitive Dysfunction in Pediatric Chiari I
2016 CSF RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM : Cognition in Chiari Malformation & CSF Disorder
San Diego, California - September 24, 2016
Dr. Gerald Grant introduces the circumstances that led him to study cognitive dysfunction in pediatric Chiari I patients and what he has learned thus far at 2016 CSF Research Colloquium in San Diego, California.
At the 2016 CSF Research Colloquium a group consisting of neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuropsychologists, pain management specialists, mathematicians and other experts came together to discuss a new and rather troubling problem: cognitive dysfunction in children and adults with Chiari malformation and cerebrospinal fluid disorders.
There is emerging evidence that suggests these patients experience significant cognitive issues that may play an important role in how those patients feel before and after treatment. This meeting was held to describe these problems and to discuss the different possible reasons that they may be occurring.
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Important: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this Colloquium are their own, based upon their individual specific experiences or their general observations reacting to hypothetical circumstances. The views expressed and the statements made by participating physicians do not represent specific medical advice nor do they represent any official policy or position taken by CSF. (2016)
Revised: 9/2019