World Brain Awareness Week (10-14 March)
Published by ICSEB at 13 March, 2025 Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is an international campaign launched in 1996 and coordinated by the Dana Alliance in the United States and the European Dana Alliance for the Brain. It responds to the common interest in advancing public awareness of brain research, with the goal of disseminating the progress and […]
Rare Diseases Day 2025
At the Institut Chiari de Barcelona, we have worked with conditions related to Filum Disease and Neuro-Cranio-vertebral Syndrome since 2008. Some are considered to be orphan diseases, such as Arnold-Chiari Syndrome Type I and idiopathic Syringomyelia. The authors of The Lancet Global Health stated last year that, in general, Rare Disease Day 2024 was characterised by both advances and ongoing challenges. […]
The Filum Disease: a congenital condition that may affect several members of the same family.
Published by ICSEB at 14 February, 2025 The Filum System® method takes into account, in its guidelines, that the Filum Disease constitutes a congenital pathological entity of probable genetic cause**. Due to this particularity, our centre recommends an evaluation of the first-degree relatives of each patient, through complementary tests, along with remote preliminary diagnostic impression or an […]
Symptoms of Filum Disease and Neuro-cranio-vertebral Syndrome: before and after the treatment according to the Filum System®
Published by ICSEB at 24 January, 2025 Many patients diagnosed with Arnold-Chiari Type I syndrome, Idiopathic Syringomyelia, Idiopathic Scoliosis, or other conditions related to Filum Disease (FD) often wonder if some of the symptoms they experience are due to these diagnoses, because they don’t seem to be typical symptoms of these conditions. In fact, many doctors aren’t always aware of the wide […]
Presentation of:“Filum Disease Behind Fibromyalgia: A Preliminary Study”at ICBEB 2024 in Singapore
Published by ICSEB at 20 December, 2024 From November 12-15 2024, Dr. M. B. Royo-Salvador presented the poster “Filum Disease Behind Fibromyalgia: A Preliminary Study” at the 13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2024) in Singapore. For years, our neurosurgical team has observed that Filum Disease/Neuro-Cranio-vertebral Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Syndrome share many clinical features, […]
13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (ICBEB 2024)
Published by ICSEB at 20 December, 2024 From 12-15 November 2024, Dr. M. B. Royo-Salvador and his team presented a poster at the 13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology in Singapore, which has become a key annual event for our R&D Department. This time, the topic was Filum Disease Behind Fibromyalgia, based on the work titled: “Filum […]
New Patient Guide
Published by ICSEB at 22 November, 2024 We’re pleased to announce a new publication from the Chiari & Syringomyelia & Scoliosis Foundation (CSSf), created in collaboration with our R&D and Marketing Department at the Institut Chiari de Barcelona (ICSEB). We extend our gratitude to them for their work on the new “Patient Guide: Chiari, Idiopathic Syringomyelia and Scoliosis, […]
Publication of “Filum System®: A Brief Guide” by Miguel B. Royo Salvador in Three New Versions
Published by ICSEB at 18 November, 2024 We’re pleased to announce the release of three new translations of the book Filum System®: A Brief Guide: in German, Japanese, and Korean. These additions join the previously available versions in Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Russian, English, Portuguese and Chinese, making a total of 11 languages. First presented by the author on December 1, […]
World Spine Day: 16 October 2024
Published by ICSEB at 16 October, 2024 On World Spine Day, we come together to raise awareness about the importance of preventing and restoring spinal health. At Institut Chiari & Siringomielia & Escoliosis de Barcelona (ICSEB) we specialise in Filum Disease (FD) and Neuro-Cranio-Vertebral Syndrome (NCVS), along with all related conditions that affect the spine, the most well-known being Idiopathic […]
28th September. International Arnold-Chiari Type I Syndrome Day
Published by ICSEB at 28 September, 2024 September is the International Arnold-Chiari I Syndrome Awareness Month, commemorated on the 28th, with the main aim of raising awareness about this condition. This year, just after the conclusion of the Summer Paralympics held in Paris on the 8th of September, we at the Institut Chiari of Barcelona (ICSEB) have been deeply moved by the […]