{"id":81616,"date":"2023-10-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.institutchiaribcn.com\/comunicacion\/the-filum-systemstops-the-progression-of-arnold-chiari-i-syndrome\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:56:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:56:44","slug":"the-filum-system-stops-progression-arnold-chiari-i-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"comunicacion","link":"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/the-filum-system-stops-progression-arnold-chiari-i-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"The Filum System\u00aestops the progression of Arnold-Chiari I syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-muted aniview centerTXT\">Published by\u00a0<a title=\"Posts by ICSEB\" href=\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/author\/chiari\/\" rel=\"author\">ICSEB<\/a>\u00a0at 6 October, 2023<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/evolicion-arnold-chiari-ICSEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">&gt;Fig.1 The Magnetic Resonances show a patient\u2019s long-term postoperative course: 6 years after the FS\u00ae intervention, the previously very pronounced descent of the cerebellar tonsils is almost no longer detected.<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Filum Disease<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>Neuro-Cranio-Vertebral Syndrome<\/strong>\u00a0can be expressed by various radiological signs, among which is the descent of the\u00a0<strong>cerebellar tonsils<\/strong>\u00a0below the foramen magnum, also called\u00a0<strong>Arnold-Chiari I Syndrome<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>When Dr. M. B. Royo Salvador\u2019s neurosurgical team applies the surgical protocol of the\u00a0<strong>Filum System\u00ae method<\/strong>\u00a0to a patient with Arnold-Chiari I syndrome, the objective of the surgery is to eliminate the cause of the disease, thus stopping its evolution, both in terms of signs and symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to blocking the descent of the cerebellar tonsils, sectioning the Filum Terminale ligament releases the traction that affects the entire nervous system, thus allowing the recovery of tissues, functions and injuries that are reversible at the time of the surgery.<\/p>\n<p>If, after surgery, the body presents some characteristics of elasticity and organic factors that allow the recovery of the most appropriate anatomical position, it has been proved that\u00a0<strong>in certain cases the cerebellar tonsils tend to ascend towards the foramen magnum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In our Institute\u2019s caseload, this ascent is observed in some cases 1-2 years after surgery, while in others throughout the first 5-10 postoperative years (Fig. 1).<\/p>\n<p>To our Doctors, the fact that the ascent of the cerebellar tonsils and the clinical improvements experienced by patients are obtained by means of an indirect surgical action performed in a different anatomical area, is a further\u00a0<strong>confirmation that the cause of the disease has been eliminated<\/strong>. The disease is no longer active, nor is the traction force exerted on the spinal cord, brain stem, and spine.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, after 30 years of excellent results, we can confirm that\u00a0<strong>the Filum System\u00ae treatment stops the progression of Arnold-Chiari I syndrome<\/strong>, together with the disappearance or improvement of its subjective symptoms, the satisfactory recovery of objective neurological signs and, in some cases, also the partial or total recovery of the anatomical position of the cerebellar tonsils.\u00a0<strong>The patient\u2019s quality of life improves significantly<\/strong>\u00a0in the short, medium or long term<\/p>\n<p><strong>BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><em>Royo-Salvador, MB, Fiallos-Rivera, MV, Salca, HC et al.\u00a0<\/em><em>BMC Neurol 20, 175 (2020)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Royo Salvador MB.\u00a0<\/em><em>Filum System\u00ae: a brief guide. 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