How Many People Have Chiari/Syringomyelia?
Table of Contents Terms Used In This Article epidemiology – the study of the distribution and causes of disease among people incidence – the number of new cases of a disease in a year; expressed as the number of cases per a set number of people per year; for example 5 new cases per 100,000 people per year Maori – the native, indigenous people of New Zealand prevalence – the proportion of a given population that has a disease at a specific time; for example 10 cases per 100,000 people in the year 2006 retrospective – type of study which utilizes medical records and databases to look back at events that have already occurred spina bifida – birth defect where the spinal cord does not close properly; up to 30% of spina bifida patients also have Chiari Common Chiari Terms cerebellar tonsils – portion of the cerebellum located at the bottom, so named because of their shape cerebellum – part of the brain located at the bottom of the skull, near the opening to the spinal area; important for mu
