In some patients with Chiari, a cyst (known as a syrinx or syringomyelia), forms within the spinal column. Symptoms of leg numbness or scoliosis are more likely when a syrinx exists. There are also special MRI studies that can measure the direction and degree of fluid motion around the Chiari malformation.
1 President Obama is fourth U.S. president to receive Nobel Peace Prize. 2  He is honored for inspiring hope at the beginning of his presidency. 3  Jimmy Carter, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson are past honorees. 4  Nobel committee: Obama has created new climate in international politics.
Theodore Roosevelt was the first U.S. president to win the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize. He received the honor in 1906 for his efforts in mediating the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), midwifing the Treaty of Portsmouth signed by Russia and Japan on September 5, 1905, at Portsmouth, NH.