Chiari malformation is when a part of the brain extends through an opening where the skull meets the spinal canal. It can happen if the skull is too small or misshapen. Depending on the severity, it ...

Paul and Ashlee Higginbotham knew what was and wasn't normal for their kids. As the parents of six, they had seen a lot of illnesses and tantrums. But they were baffled by the behavior of their ...

Chiari malformations are structural faults that cause the lower part of the brain to press against and through the opening at the base of the skull. They may cause a range of symptoms, including ...

All four girls underwent surgical procedures in New York. A family in West Virginia was left stunned after four of their daughters were diagnosed one after another with the same rare brain condition.

A West Virginia family's youngest daughter, Austyn, was diagnosed with Chiari malformation, a rare brain condition. This led to a shocking discovery: three of her sisters, Amelia, Aubrey, and Adalee, ...

Roughly 4% of the population is affected by a congenital brain malformation that has eluded researchers' efforts to find causes and treatments. For the condition, Chiari type-1 malformation, the ...

Although the Higginbotham children had surgery for Chiari malformation, they're still coping with the "lasting effects" Paul Higginbotham Four of six siblings were diagnosed with a rare brain ...

Parents of four sisters from West Virginia are living through a medical nightmare after all of them were diagnosed with the same rare brain condition that causes paralysis. Paul and Ashlee ...

Researchers have shown that Chiari 1 malformation can be caused by variations in two genes linked to brain development, and that children with large heads are at increased risk of developing the ...

"You just kind of become numb and go into autopilot," mother Whitney Niece said of her children's health journeys Whitney Niece Three young brothers in Indiana were all diagnosed with the same rare ...

About one in 100 children has a common brain disorder called Chiari 1 malformation, but most of the time such children grow up normally and no one suspects a problem. But in about one in 10 of those ...