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The Institut Chiari & Siringomielia & Escoliosis de Barcelona (ICSEB) is a highly specialised private centre that is concerned with offering advanced solutions on medical and neurosurgical level for brain and spine diseases.
The Institut first comes into existence in Barcelona, Spain, in 2007, and is born out of the need of Miguel B. Royo Salvador, MD PhD, director and founder of the “Institut Neurologic de Barcelona”, for a space where he could dedicate himself to the three pathologies from that the centre takes its name: Arnold Chiari Syndrome I, Idiopathic Syringomyelia and Idiopathic Scoliosis.

In the past 38 years Dr. Royo Salvador has been developing the theory that identifies spinal cord traction as the ethiopathogenic cause that is shared by all three diseases (and other associated conditions). Since 1993 he has been applying the sectioning of the filum terminale surgery as that treatment that eliminates the cause and subsequently stops the diseases from progressing.
Arnold Chiari I Syndrome, Idiopathic Syringomyelia and Idiopathic Scoliosis share a common cause.
The Institut Chiari de Barcelona is working with the mentioned conditions in a highly specialised manner that includes research and treatment within the new concept that defines the Neuro-Cranio-Vertebral Syndrome (NCVS) and the Filum Disease (FD).
In September 2012 the Institut Chiari de Barcelona has registered a set of exclusive clinical and surgical guidelines, the FILUM SYSTEM®, which is based on our specialists’ experience of more than 600 clinical cases treated with the surgical sectioning of the filum terminale, a minimally invasive procedure with excellent outcomes.
The aim of this blog is to provide over time a comprehensive guide to Dr. Royo Salvador’s concept. We want to provide an insight into the theory, background, method, technique, data and outcomes (objectively through research and subjectively through the patients’ experiences) that make up the FILUM SYSTEM ®, the innovative clinical and surgical procedure that is applied for the diseases included in the NCVS and the FD.  
We want to provide a platform for everyone, especially for patients, their family and friends, but also for everyone who is curious or interested in the topic professionally, taking advantage of the great tool that is the Internet to make information available to everyone interested and contribute to the debate regarding the treatment we offer. If you want to leave your comments or questions, your are very welcome to do so, observing conventional netiquette.

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  1. SuCotta25 April 2013 at 04:26

    i am a physical therapist who performs craniosacral therapy with my patients. I have recently become very interested in the filum terminale tension that i sometimes feel during certain techniques. This research is very confirming to my palpation in certain clients. Thank you for such a great resource.

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    1. Institut Chiari de Barcelona11 June 2013 at 17:13

      Dear Su Cotta, thank you very much indeed for you message, hopefully you will continue to read us and take interesting facts away with you to your work.

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  2. Unknown24 May 2013 at 19:05

    Thanks for the information; I've been researching adult scoliosis treatments online for my friend who has a mild case of this disorder that causes him a little bit of discomfort. Do you know of any physical therapy to help alleviate this, or would surgery be the only option?

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    1. Institut Chiari de Barcelona11 June 2013 at 16:58

      Dear Mr.Reynolds, thank you for your interest.
      We believe that idopathic scoliosis associated to a cord traction syndrome will be responsive to physical therapy once the spinal cord has been freed from the tension by means of the surgical sectioning of the filum terminale.

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  3. armulawojtek.blogspot.com1 January 2014 at 17:30

    witam mam skoliozę i jestem zainteresowany operacją przecięcia filum terminale i chciałbym się dowiedzieć ile to mniej więcej kosztuje razem z wizytami kontrolnymi opieką przedoperacyjna i pooperacyjną

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  4. Anonymous7 September 2016 at 08:26

    Hi I was told that the tethered cord is the same as the Filum Terminale is this correct? and would you need an MRI of the Brain, Cervical, and Lumbar for review?

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    1. Institut Chiari de Barcelona15 September 2016 at 14:47

      Hello there, thank your for your interest. The Tethered Cord Syndrome is usually associated with a neurovertebral malformation, such as spina bifida and myelomelingocele, that expresses itself externally (predominantly in the lumbar region) and that fixes the spinal cord, whereas the Filum Disease is caused by a congenital abnormality of an apparently normal filum terminale that a applies a traction force on the spinal cord and the rest of the nervous system. The tests required for a first assessment are MRI scans of the brain, cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine, plus an x-ray of the whole spine (scoliogram) in front and profile view. Please do not hesitate to contact us at icb@institutchiaribcn.con for more information.

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  5. Anonymous15 February 2017 at 20:28

    It would be nice to see more comments (good and bad) on this page from people that have undergone filum terminale surgery.

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