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.
Barack Obama with ThorbjÃ¸rn Jagland at the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Obama was the fourth U.S. President to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, after Theodore Roosevelt (1906) and Woodrow Wilson (1919)âboth of whom received the award during their termsâand Jimmy Carter (2002), who received the award 21 years after leaving office.