{"id":111667,"date":"2019-04-08T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T22:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.institutchiaribcn.com\/videos\/regina-maria-desbesell-santos-neuro-cranio-vertebral-syndrome-filum-disease-arnold-chiari-syndrome-type-i-idiopathic-syringomyelia-basilar-invagination-platybasia-kinking-of-the-brainstem-odon\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T10:44:43","slug":"brazilian-recovered-chiari-syringomyelia","status":"publish","type":"videos","link":"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/brazilian-recovered-chiari-syringomyelia\/","title":{"rendered":"Regina Maria Desbesell Santos. Neuro-Cranio-Vertebral Syndrome. Filum Disease. Arnold-Chiari Syndrome Type I. Idiopathic Syringomyelia, Basilar Invagination, Platybasia, Kinking of the brainstem, Odontoid retroflexion, Atlas Assimilation and Multiple disc disease."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel panel-default panel-body\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 100px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div class=\"container visible-lg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 70px;\" align=\"left\">\n<div class=\"container visible-md\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container visible-sm visible-xs\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Surgery date: 1 February 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Filmed: 12 February 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/brasil.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1921\" src=\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/brasil.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everything started with a simple test to renew her driver\u2019s license. After being examined by a doctor, Mrs. Regina Desbesell failed the test because they found a problem in her eyes. After seeing an ophthalmologist, she knew that she had Nystagmus and because of that she was referred to a neurologist.<\/p>\n<p>With the neurological consultation and other tests, they didn\u2019t discover the cause of her problem. A few years later, Mrs. Desbesell began to experience instability and dizziness and she was unable to go up and down the stairs. She went through a series of tests again, with the misdiagnosis of labyrinthitis and anxiety, in addition to the suspicion of multiple sclerosis. When they made new magnetic resonances, they found that she had Arnold-Chiari Syndrome Type I and Syringomyelia.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Desbesell\u2019s doctors in Brazil indicated the suboccipital craniectomy, \u201ca very aggressive surgery, which could leave me with many sequel.\u201d She asked her doctor: \u201cAnd what happens if don\u2019t have the surgery?\u201d and he replied: \u201cYou may have to live in a wheelchair and lose your strength completely\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Desbesell tried to stay calm and look for more information about her diagnosis. \u201cI started searching and everything seemed to lead to the \u2018Institut Chiari de Barcelona\u2019. At first, I thought: \u2018My God! Spain is very far away; it is out of my reality!\u2019. I did a little bit more research about the surgical method in Brazil and compared it to the one here in Barcelona: this is a minimally invasive surgery, capable of halting the progression of the disease and improving my condition. I did not hesitate and underwent the surgery in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of her story in this video, Mrs. Regina left a message to other patients. \u201cI know sometimes it can be scary, but have no doubts in undergoing surgery at the Institut. You will have, like me, a new opportunity to have a better quality of life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:oa_mn@hotmail.com\">oa_mn@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":138573,"template":"","tipos-de-video":[586],"class_list":["post-111667","videos","type-videos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tipos-de-video-video-testimonials"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Brazilian Recovered: Chiari &amp; Syringomyelia Story | ICSEB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Testimonial of a Brazilian patient recovered from Chiari and syringomyelia; improvements and treatment experience at ICSEB.\" \/>\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\/brazilian-recovered-chiari-syringomyelia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Brazilian Recovered: Chiari &amp; Syringomyelia Story | ICSEB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Testimonial of a Brazilian patient recovered from Chiari and syringomyelia; improvements and treatment experience at ICSEB.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/brazilian-recovered-chiari-syringomyelia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Institut Chiari\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-03T10:44:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arnold-chiari-siringomielia-brasil.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=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/institutchiaribcn.com\\\/en\\\/brazilian-recovered-chiari-syringomyelia\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/institutchiaribcn.com\\\/en\\\/brazilian-recovered-chiari-syringomyelia\\\/\",\"name\":\"Brazilian Recovered: Chiari & Syringomyelia Story | ICSEB\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/institutchiaribcn.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/institutchiaribcn.com\\\/en\\\/brazilian-recovered-chiari-syringomyelia\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/institutchiaribcn.com\\\/en\\\/brazilian-recovered-chiari-syringomyelia\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/institutchiaribcn.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/arnold-chiari-siringomielia-brasil.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-07T22:00:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-03T10:44:43+00:00\",\"description\":\"Testimonial of a Brazilian patient recovered from Chiari and syringomyelia; improvements and treatment experience at ICSEB.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/institutchiaribcn.com\\\/en\\\/brazilian-recovered-chiari-syringomyelia\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/institutchiaribcn.com\\\/en\\\/brazilian-recovered-chiari-syringomyelia\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/institutchiaribcn.com\\\/en\\\/brazilian-recovered-chiari-syringomyelia\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/institutchiaribcn.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/arnold-chiari-siringomielia-brasil.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/institutchiaribcn.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/arnold-chiari-siringomielia-brasil.jpg\",\"width\":200,\"height\":200},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/institutchiaribcn.com\\\/en\\\/brazilian-recovered-chiari-syringomyelia\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Portada\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/institutchiaribcn.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Videos\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/institutchiaribcn.com\\\/en\\\/videos\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Regina Maria Desbesell Santos. 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