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.
Obama accepted the prize in Oslo on December 10, 2009. Obama is the fourth President of the United States to have been awarded a Nobel Prize (after Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter, with Carter's honor happening after leaving office).