{"id":136451,"date":"2025-05-16T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T22:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.institutchiaribcn.com\/?post_type=videos&#038;p=136451"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:42:22","slug":"arnold-chiari-syringomyelia-scoliosis-aurora","status":"publish","type":"videos","link":"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/en\/arnold-chiari-syringomyelia-scoliosis-aurora\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora Brundu. Filum Disease, Neuro-Cranio-Vertebral Syndrome, Arnold-Chiari Syndrome type I, Idiopathic Syringomyelie, Idiopathic Scoliosis."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\" style=\"max-width: 900px; margin: auto;\"><iframe class=\"embed-responsive-item\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 500px; border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HTyaJQFpzds\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Date of surgery: 13\/3\/2025<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Check-up one month after surgery: 9\/4\/2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/italia.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1903\" src=\"https:\/\/institutchiaribcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/italia.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"14\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Good morning, my name is Aurora Brundu, I am 26 years old and I live in Alghero (Sardinia).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It all started in June 2021, while I was working in a restaurant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I had some symptoms of loss of sensation in my right arm and hand, I got scared, and I wanted to have some tests done at the Emergency Room in Alghero. Then they referred me to Neurology (in Sassari) for a specialist visit, during which the doctor helped me recover mobility. For a while I felt fine, but over time I began to notice mild pain in the lumbosacral part of my back. In June 2024, I went back to work. After 15 days I started having problems with my back and legs locking up, and I thought something more serious was happening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My colleagues, seeing me so affected, became alarmed and called an ambulance. Once I arrived at the Emergency Room in Alghero \u2013 after several checks and anti-pain treatment \u2013 they sent me again to Neurology in Sassari. After another check-up, the diagnosis was a psychological disorder. When I was discharged, I returned home without any improvement or treatment.<br \/>\nMy mother, seeing me unwell, decided to take me to a consultation with the neurosurgeon in Nuoro, Dr. Gali, who decided to admit me to the San Francesco Hospital with the diagnosis of a neurological disorder. At the hospital, a psychiatry doctor ultimately refused to admit me because she did not think my problems were neurological or psychiatric, and prescribed me a cranial MRI with contrast.<br \/>\nIn July, my symptoms returned and worsened, with spasticity and lack of stability in my legs. At this point, my mother insisted on getting me admitted under a specialist neurologist in Sassari. I was admitted to Neurology for 10 days and underwent CT scans and other complementary tests, without results. The final diagnosis was \u201cpsychological problems\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We consulted a psychologist, who thought that this was not the problem. Nevertheless, I paid for 8 sessions and completed the therapeutic process.<br \/>\nIn September the problem returned, the same routine, but this time they prescribed me a more complex MRI.<br \/>\nIn October I went to a shop and while going up some stairs, I completely locked up, everything got worse, and I never recovered. This time I was advised to see a rehabilitation specialist at the Piras medical centre, Dr. Mario Piredda, who, during the consultations, decided to consult with his colleague, Neurologist Marinella D\u2019Onofrio, who, when I arrived at her office, finally, after a thorough check-up, diagnosed me with Filum Terminale Disease (Arnold Chiari Syndrome I).<br \/>\nFinally, we reached a conclusion and decided to book a consultation at the Institut Chiari &amp; Siringomielia &amp; Escoliosis de Barcelona (ICSEB).<br \/>\nOn 20th February 2025 I arrived at the clinic, Dr. Salca examined me with the mediator Gioia Lu\u00e8, and after a thorough consultation, the doctor decided to schedule me for immediate surgery because the situation was not good.<br \/>\nOn 12th March I had the preoperative assessment and on the 13th, the operation.After coming out of the operating theatre I immediately saw a huge improvement. My legs became warm again, the spasticity disappeared, and my vision improved. In the afternoon, after a check-up by Dr. Salca, together with Gioia, he let me stand up and walk with crutches, and since then, confirmed my improvement.After being discharged the next day, I decided to take my first steps without crutches, always under my parents\u2019 supervision.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On 9th April I returned to the Institut for the one-month follow-up, during which I recovered 80% of my mobility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At last, I am happy to be able to reclaim my life, which I had previously lost.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I wanted to sincerely thank the entire team at the CIMA Hospital and the ICSEB in Barcelona, who offered me professionalism, kindness, punctuality, and quality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I can only thank Dr. Royo, whom I was lucky to meet in person, Gioia who was by my side, and Dr. Salca who operated on me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Warm regards from me and from my mother and father.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thank you very much!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"mailto:aurorabrundu72@gmail.com\">aurorabrundu72@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":137082,"template":"","tipos-de-video":[586],"class_list":["post-136451","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 v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aurora Brundu: Chiari &amp; 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