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.
more on this story. 1  Nobel peace prize citation for Barack Obama. Read the Nobel committee citation for the US president in full. 2  Barack Obama's Nobel prize greeted with cynicism, surprise and optimism. Published: 9 Oct 2009. 3  I hope Nobel members feel pleased with themselves, the smug idiots. Published: 9 Oct 2009.