Info on Arnold-Chiari I, Idiopathic Syringomyelia, and Idiopathic Scoliosis: Causes and Insights

It is a great satisfaction for all the staff at the INSTITUT CHIARI & SIRINGOMIELIA & ESCOLIOSIS DE BARCELONA (ICSEB) to be able to share with you that our management system has been verified, proven and recognised by one of the best Spanish certifying companies (AENOR), based on the UNE-EN ISO 9001:2008 standard. Certification Nº:  ER-0081 / 2015 This certification is equivalent to the AFNOR, CISQ, DQS and NSAI certifications in the USA.

Today we are sharing some news from the Communications Department of the Institut Chiari & Siringomielia &  de Barcelona with information regarding the activism of patients in France to fight for awareness of diseases they are affected by, recognition of the indicated treatment and reimboursement of the treatment cost by the public services.

 At CSSf , they are still looking for the winners: "Dear friends, the Chiari & Scoliosis & Syringomyelia Foundation (CSSf) would like to thank you for all the solutions of the Crossword that we have received. We have to admit that we received more than 15 correct solutions and that the puzzle really was not as easy as it seemed. For those who have sent in their solutions: please sent us your contact details before 28 February, in order to make the prize draw for the Foundation shirts. Without the contact information we won’t be able to send your well deserved gift.

In today's post, we would like to introduce to you part of the international staff in charge of making an appointment at our Institut for patients travelling to Barcelona from all around the world as comfortable and comprehensible as possible.  Please meet our contact persons for Japanese, Italian and Russian patients: Yuka Takahashi was born not so many years ago in the Chiba Prefecture, very close to Tokyo. She graduated in Japanese philology and specialized later on in in teaching Japanese as a foreign language. The ICSEB can be proud to count since 2012 with one of the best “receptionists” to be had. The concept of being a “receptionist” is a little different to how we perceive it in the Western world; for a Japanese it is something difficult to translate, there are many nuances to it. It is only fair to admit that the first Japanese patient that we had the privilege to treat here at the ICSEB, came to us thanks to her.

On 14 November, we had the pleasure to witness the closure of the course “Diagnosis and treatment of the filum disease” , 2nd edition, in the main lecture room of the Filum Academy Barcelona ® .     The event was sponsored by the Chiari & Scoliosis & Syringomyelia Foundation and counted with the presence of Dr Alfonso Rodríguez-Baeza, Anatomy and Embryology professor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He delighted the participants with a splendid keynote speech with the title “Filum Terminale”.   

Today we would like you to introduce to you a litle further the head neurosurgeon of the Institut Chiari de Barcelona. DR. MARCO V. FIALLOS RIVERA HAS BECOME AN INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE IN THE APPLICATION OF THE FILUM SYSTEM ® SURGERY METHOD.   Behind his calm look and gestures hides the figure of an eminent neurosurgeon, leader of the surgical team that performs the sectioning of the filum terminale procedure according to the guidelines comprised within the Filum System ® Surgery method. His excellent quality and high precision technique guarantee the outcomes to be as expected. Those of us who have the pleasure to know him personally know just how preoccupied he is with every single detail of the surgical process.

The 2 nd International Filum System ® Sanitary Course will be taking place in Barcelona, Spain, between 10 and 14 November 2014, presented by the “ Filum Academy Barcelona ® ” and the   “Chiari & Scoliosis & Syringomyelia Foundation” (CSSF), with the cooperation of the “Institut Chiari & Siringomielia & Escoliosis de Barcelona” .