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Published by\u00a0ICSEB<\/a>\u00a0at 13 March, 2025<\/p>\n

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Brain Awareness Week (BAW)<\/strong>\u00a0is an international campaign launched in 1996 and coordinated by the Dana Alliance in the United States and the European Dana Alliance for the Brain.<\/p>\n

It responds to the common interest in advancing public awareness of brain research, with the goal of disseminating the progress and benefits of scientific studies on the brain, promoting its care, and highlighting the importance of neuroscience.<\/p>\n

At\u00a0Institut Chiari & Siringomielia & Escoliosis de Barcelona (ICSEB)<\/strong>, we join the call for awareness of this exquisite organ: large and complex, the brain controls the activity of the nervous system and the body\u2019s organs.<\/p>\n

The term \u201cbrain\u201d is often confused with \u201cencephalon.\u201d In reality, the brain is merely the antero-superior and most voluminous part of the entire encephalon, which is divided into the brain, cerebellum, and brainstem (Fig. 1).<\/p>\n

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\nFig.1. \u2013 Anatomy of the encephalon: brain, cerebellum, and brainstem.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n

The neurosurgical activity and research at our centre are dedicated to Filum Disease (FD), Neuro-cranio-vertebral Syndrome, and all related conditions, which mainly involve caudal traction driven by the Filum terminale ligament across the entire Central Nervous System.<\/p>\n

For this reason,\u00a0Filum Disease also concerns the brain<\/strong>, although most of these diseases seem to affect the spine (for example, idiopathic scoliosis), the spinal cord (idiopathic syringomyelia), the cerebellum (cerebellar tonsil descent), and the skull (occipital hinge malformations).<\/p>\n

In fact, our doctors also observe several signs and symptoms of cerebral disturbance, which they recognise as consequences of the traction caused by an excessively tight Filum terminale due to a Neuro-cranio-vertebral Syndrome, often unknown to other specialists:\u00a0some forms of leukoaraiosis and ischaemic foci in the white matter associated with FD<\/strong>\u00a0(https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/enfermedad-cerebrovascular\/<\/a>\u00a0);\u00a0the supra-cerebellar space created between the brain and cerebellum in most Arnold-Chiari I cases\u00a0<\/strong>(Fig. 2);\u00a0visual and auditory disturbances<\/strong>\u00a0due to FD; neuropsychological alterations of language, memory, attention, and sleep, typical of FD.<\/p>\n

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\nFig. 2 \u2013 The supra-cerebellar space (in green and red) in Filum Disease with cerebellar tonsil descent (in yellow), demonstrates that it is due to traction and not a lack of space.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n

In line with the\u00a0objectives of BAW from 10 to 14 March<\/strong>,\u00a0ICSEB<\/strong>\u00a0will continue working to\u00a0promote awareness among doctors and patients about the little-known impact of the brain in Filum Disease<\/strong>\u00a0and conducting research in the field of Neurosciences, to expand knowledge and refine our treatments,\u00a0with the goal of improving these aspects of our patients\u2019 quality of life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":81407,"template":"","tipos-de-comunicacion":[512],"class_list":["post-81406","comunicacion","type-comunicacion","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tipos-de-comunicacion-news-announcement"],"yoast_head":"\nWorld Brain Awareness Week | March 10-14 | ICSEB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ICSEB schedule and resources for World Brain Awareness Week focusing on education, outreach and public materials.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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