Aubrey was born with Spina Bifida and also had Arnold Chiari Type II, which affects the brainstem. The Cooper family had been working with Make-A-Wish Foundation to set up a vacation for Aubrey.

Spina bifida is the incomplete development of the spinal cord and/or its protective covering. Type II is also known as "classic" Chiari malformation or Arnold-Chiari malformation. In type II ...

CM is named after Austrian pathologist Hans Chiari, who described and categorized the abnormalities in the 1890s. It’s also known as Arnold-Chiari ... children with spina bifida will need ...

Despite these learning difficulties, most patients with spina bifida have normal intelligence capabilities. Some infants may also be affected by Arnold Chiari malformation due to the excess fluid ...

Chiari malformation, an anomaly of the posterior cranial fossa, also known as Arnold–Chiari malformation, was described in autopsies by Hans Chiari, an Austrian pathologist, in 1891. He defined ...

According to the "Team Ryan" Facebook page created for a girl diagnosed with Spina bifida, Ryan's school went on a field trip to Falls of the Ohio on Sept. 20. Spina bifida is a birth defect that ...

Method and objectives: We treated a very rare case of Arnold–Chiari syndrome, which presented with flaccid paralysis. Methods of differential diagnosis and suitable treatment are discussed.

You may also have a Chiari malformation due to other developmental conditions, such as: Goldenhar syndrome ... This is a form of spina bifida where your spinal cord and backbone don't close ...

The diagram of the infant with spina bifida (right) shows an unrepaired myelomeningocele, a Chiari II malformation ... as a result of tethered cord syndrome. The rate of tethered cord syndrome ...