The role of neuroimaging in the diagnosis of Filum Disease
Published by ICSEB at 22 October, 2021 The specialists at the Institut Chiari & Siringomielia & Escoliosis de Barcelona request to examine the brain and spinal cord magnetic resonances (MRIs) – especially the cranium-cervical, thoracic and lumbar-sacral-coccygeal spine MRIs – in order to confirm the diagnosis of Filum Disease. In addition, a Scoliogram (X-ray of the entire spine on one film, profile and front […]
International Arnold-Chiari Syndrome Day
Published by ICSEB at 28 September, 2021 On 28 September, the International Arnold-Chiari Syndrome Day is celebrated, with the main objective of raising social awareness about this condition that is still little known; which generates a series of problems for people who suffer from it. Unfortunately, most of the patients we attend at Institut Chiari & […]
The postoperative period in the Sectioning of the Filum Terminale according to the Filum System®
Published by ICSEB at 27 July, 2021 Dr. M. B. Royo Salvador started applying the minimally invasive Sectioning of the Filum Terminale in 1993. Until today, his neurosurgical team operated and carried out the follow-up according to the Filum System® method of over 1850 patients diagnosed of Filum Disease and Neuro-cranio-vertebral Syndrome, with Arnold-Chiari Syndrome type […]
The Institut Chiari & Siringomielia & Escoliosis de Barcelona (ICSEB) awaits you!
Published by ICSEB at 5 July, 2021 We are delighted to share the good news with you: thanks to the good evolution of the pandemic, the increase in the vaccinated population -including ICSEB staff-, the decrease in travel restrictions by the Spanish government, and the decrease in the rates of infection and mortality; from now on, our […]
COVID-19, the Filum Disease and the “brain fog”
Published by ICSEB at 29 December, 2020 In the current circumstances marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, many doubts may arise. Patients and family members are wondering, for example, whether people with Filum Disease can be considered a risk group for COVID-19. At the Institut Chiari & Siringomielia & Escoliosis de Barcelona we would like to provide […]
Dr. Miguel B. Royo Salvador celebrates his 70th birthday and a successful life
Published by ICSEB at 5 December, 2020 2020 has been a different year, marked by the current circumstances, and it has been also a very special year for Dr. Miguel B. Royo Salvador. The founder and director of the Institut Chiari & Siringomielia & Escoliosis de Barcelona (ICSEB) turns 70 and celebrates it together with another […]
Dr. Royo-Salvador and the Institut Chiari & Siringomielia & Escoliosis de Barcelona present their latest publication on the Filum Disease and the Neuro-Cranio-Vertebral Syndrome
Published by ICSEB at 15 May, 2020 Dr. Miguel B. Royo-Salvador and the Institut Chiari & Siringomielia & Escoliosis de Barcelona are pleased to announce the publication: The Filum disease and the Neuro-Cranio-Vertebral Syndrome: definition, clinical picture and imaging features. BMC Neurology 2020 20:175 Regarding the new concepts of Filum Disease and Neuro-Cranio-Vertebral Syndrome. The publication is available at the following link: […]
12 Things that many Doctors are not aware of about “Idiopathic Syringomyelia”
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What is Arnold-Chiari Syndrome type I?
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10 Things about scoliosis that many physicians are not aware of
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