{"id":52596,"date":"2012-05-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.institutchiaribcn.com\/testimonios\/dina-lopes-basten-arnold-chiari-malformation-cord-traction-syndrome-descent-of-the-cerebellar-tonsils\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:07:48","slug":"arnold-chiari-malformation-testimonial-dina","status":"publish","type":"testimonios","link":"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/arnold-chiari-malformation-testimonial-dina\/","title":{"rendered":"Dina Lopes-Basten. Arnold Chiari Malformation, Cord Traction Syndrome. Descent of the cerebellar tonsils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-wrap alignnone size-full wp-image-1849\" src=\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dina_Lopes.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dina_Lopes.jpg 200w, https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dina_Lopes-150x150.jpg 150w\" alt=\"Dina_Lopes\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Date of surgery: February 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My name is Dina Lopes-Basten, I am 49 years old, I am originally from Portugal and live in Berlin since 1988. I was diagnosed with an Arnold Chiari malformation in October 2011 after many tests in vain in the previous years.\u00a0 I had been suffering from the symptoms, especially vertigo, strong headaches, pins and needles in the arms at night time leading to insomnia, slight incontinence, inexplicable pains in arms and legs, \u201eblurry\u201c vision and little energy, combined with difficulties to concentrate, since 2007. From September 2011 until February 2012 I was not able to lead a normal life anymore. I was on sick leave for a long time, my ability to drive was limited and I hardly slept. By optimising the medication only a slight relief could be achieved. A decompression surgery was out of the question for me. Following detailed research on the Internet (besides the Institut Chiari de Barcelona I also came across corresponding institutions in the US), I decided in favour of the minimally invasive sectioning of the filum terminale with a stay of just three days in Barcelona. My neurologist in Berlin and my husband, both intelligent and open-minded people, supported me greatly in my decision.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After having previously sent my files to the Institut Chiari, I soon received the reply, that I was probably suffering from a cord traction syndrome, which would have caused the descent of the cerebellar tonsils. The consultation by the Institut Chiari team left a professional impression, so that I made my way to Barcelona together with my husband. As the diagnosis was confirmed by an extensive examination on location, Dr. Royo performed surgery on me on February 14th 2012. The surgery was a\u00a0complete success from my viewpoint as a patient.\u00a0 The symptoms\u00a0listed above disappeared\u00a0immediately and totally, I was able to stop the strong medication instantly, finally I did not have any vertigo or headaches anymore, my vision was clear again. Also the significant improvement of the reflexes and grip strength are to be emphasized.\u00a0 All in all, I felt (and still do) like newborn. In the follow-up examination on April 18th 2012 the success was also confirmed from the medical point of view. I would like to thank the entire team of the Institut Chiari, especially Dr. Royo. Dr. Fiallos and Mrs. Katharina K\u00fchn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tel.:\u00a0 +49 170 8349594<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>E-Mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dina.porto@gmx.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dina.porto@gmx.de<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>One and half years later<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am still feeling very well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before the surgery I had to take also anti-depressants in order to be able to lead a more or less normal life. Since 14 February 2012 I do not need any anti-depressants anymore.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The old symptoms never came back: not the vertigo, or the headaches and neither the concentration difficulties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I see life positively again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would like to thank the entire Insitut Chiari de Barcelona team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":45785,"template":"","tipos-de-testimonio":[352],"class_list":["post-52596","testimonios","type-testimonios","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tipos-de-testimonio-testimonials-arnold-chiari-i-syndrome"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arnold Chiari Malformation Testimonial: Dina | ICSEB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Testimonial of Dina Lopes-Basten; our patient suffering from Arnold Chiari Malformation, Cord Traction Syndrome, Descent of the cerebellar tonsils.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/arnold-chiari-malformation-testimonial-dina\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arnold Chiari Malformation Testimonial: Dina | ICSEB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Testimonial of Dina Lopes-Basten; our patient suffering from Arnold Chiari Malformation, Cord Traction Syndrome, Descent of the cerebellar tonsils.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/arnold-chiari-malformation-testimonial-dina\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Institut Chiari\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-18T11:07:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dina_Lopes-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/arnold-chiari-malformation-testimonial-dina\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/arnold-chiari-malformation-testimonial-dina\/\",\"name\":\"Arnold Chiari Malformation Testimonial: Dina | ICSEB\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/arnold-chiari-malformation-testimonial-dina\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/arnold-chiari-malformation-testimonial-dina\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dina_Lopes-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-05-16T22:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-18T11:07:48+00:00\",\"description\":\"Testimonial of Dina Lopes-Basten; our patient suffering from Arnold Chiari Malformation, Cord Traction Syndrome, Descent of the cerebellar tonsils.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/arnold-chiari-malformation-testimonial-dina\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/arnold-chiari-malformation-testimonial-dina\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/arnold-chiari-malformation-testimonial-dina\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dina_Lopes-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dina_Lopes-1.jpg\",\"width\":200,\"height\":200},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/arnold-chiari-malformation-testimonial-dina\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Portada\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Testimonios\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/testimonios\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Dina Lopes-Basten. 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