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 […]
Conventional criteria VS Filum System® method: The difference in surgical indications for Arnold-Chiari syndrome, syringomyelia, idiopathic scoliosis and other related diseases, based on the risk-benefit ratio of the surgical intervention
Published by ICSEB at 20 September, 2024 The Filum System® is a unique method grounded in a scientific discovery, which was recognised in Dr. Royo-Salvador’s cum laude doctoral thesis by a committee of university professors. This discovery proves the existence of a new disease – the Filum Disease – as the underlying cause of various related conditions previously considered to be […]
Annual Research and Development (R&D) Accreditation
Published by ICSEB at 27 July, 2024 The Institut Chiari & Siringomielia & Escoliosis de Barcelona (ICSEB) has been working in the area of research since its foundation, following Dr. M. B. Royo-Salvador’s findings and publications on the Filum Disease. This ongoing work in R&D&I has been officially recognized and validated on a national level since […]
29th of February: International Rare Disease Day
Published by ICSEB at 29 February, 2024 Rare diseases, despite their name, affect a surprisingly large number of people globally. However, one of the characteristics that makes them “rare” is that their cause is unknown. In medicine, it is considered that most of rare diseases have a genetic origin, meaning they arise from pregnancy or […]
The Neuro-cranio-vertebral Syndrome and Coccygeal Dislocation: A Preliminary Study.
Published by ICSEB at 22 December, 2023 We have the honor to announce that the journal World Neurosurgery: X, from Elsevier, has just published the latest article by Royo-Salvador et al., presenting their findings on the relationship between the Neuro-cranio-vertebral syndrome (NCVS) and anterior coccygeal dislocation: “Neuro-cranio-vertebral syndrome related to coccygeal dislocation: A preliminary study.“ “Neuro-cranio-vertebral syndrome (NCVS) […]
International Conference onBiomedical Engineering and Biotechnology 2023, China.
Published by ICSEB at 15 December, 2023 After winning the prize for the best poster presentation at the “11th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology” (ICBEB 2022), our R+D+i Department has participated again in the 12th edition of the conference (ICBEB 2023) held on November 20th of this year. They presented the poster “Neuro-cranio-vertebral […]
International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology 2022
Published by ICSEB at 17 November, 2022 On November 16, Dr. J.M. Arteaga-Armas, neurosurgeon and researcher at the R&D Department of the Institut Chiari & Siringomielia & Escoliosis de Barcelona, presented a poster of the article “The Filum Disease and the Neuro-Cranio-Vertebral Syndrome: Definition, Clinical Picture and Imaging Features” at the International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology […]
Impacted cerebellar tonsils – Arnold-Chiari 0 – what are they and how can they affect your quality of life?
Published by ICSEB at 17 November, 2023 Within the field of neurosurgery, an ongoing debate surrounds the diagnosis of Arnold-Chiari Syndrome. The cerebellar tonsils are an anatomical structure in the lower end of the cerebellum, which have their place in the skull, within the limit of the foramen magnum. When they extend beyond the limit by more than 3-5-7 […]
The Filum System®stops the progression of Arnold-Chiari I syndrome
Published by ICSEB at 6 October, 2023 >Fig.1 The Magnetic Resonances show a patient’s long-term postoperative course: 6 years after the FS® intervention, the previously very pronounced descent of the cerebellar tonsils is almost no longer detected. The Filum Disease and the Neuro-Cranio-Vertebral Syndrome can be expressed by various radiological signs, among which is the descent of the cerebellar tonsils below the […]