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    Impact of chronic pain and depressive symptoms on the quality of life of adults with Chiari Malformation type I: a comparative study
    (International Advancement Center for Medicine and Health Research Co., Ltd., 2024) García Martín, Maitane; Amayra Caro, Imanol; Pérez, Manuel; Rodríguez Bermejo, Alicia Aurora; Salgueiro, Monika; Infante, Jon
    Chiari Malformation type I (CM-I) is a neurological disorder characterized by cerebellar tonsillar herniation. Chronic pain, particularly headaches, is a prevalent symptom in CM-I patients, significantly impacting their quality of life. The objective of this study was to evaluate the perceived quality of life in adults with CM-I and examine the influence of chronic pain and comorbid symptoms on their well-being. 26 CM-I patients (8 with decompressive surgery) and 26 matched healthy controls were recruited. Participants completed the following questionnaires: WHOQOL-BREF, HDI, NDI, OLBPDQ and HADS. CM-I patients exhibited significantly lower scores across all domains of quality of life when compared to healthy controls. Chronic pain, including headache, neck pain, and low back pain, was more pronounced among CM-I patients and demonstrated a significant correlation with depressive symptoms. Notably, after controlling for chronic pain, the differences in quality of life between CM-I patients and controls diminished. The results suggest that chronic pain, especially headaches, and comorbid depressive symptoms exert a substantial impact on the quality of life of CM-I patients. Surgical intervention alone may not fully address these issues, highlighting the importance of considering psychological interventions as part of the comprehensive treatment. Further research with larger samples and pre-post-surgery assessments is needed to validate these findings and explore the potential benefits of psychological therapies in enhancing the quality of life for CM-I patients.
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    Social cognition in Chiari Malformation Type I: a preliminary characterization
    (Springer, 2020-06) García Martín, Maitane; Amayra Caro, Imanol; López Paz, Juan Francisco; Martínez, Óscar; Lázaro Pérez, Esther; Pérez Álvarez, Manuel; Berrocoso Cascallana, Sarah; Al-Rashaida, Mohammad Ali Hussein; Infante, Jon
    Chiari malformation type I (CM-I) is a neurological disorder in which cerebellar tonsils are herniated through the foramen magnum into the spinal canal. A wide spectrum of cognitive deficits underlying this pathology has been reported, but the literature about social cognition is insufficient. Clinical research has pointed out the cerebellar role in Theory of Mind (ToM), indicating that there are several disorders with cerebellar pathology that reveal a poorer performance in social cognition tasks. The main purpose of this study is to compare the performance on ToM tasks between CM-I patients and healthy controls. The protocol includes Faux Pas test, Happé’s Strange Stories test, Ice-Cream Van task, the FEEL test, and the Word Accentuation Test. In order to eliminate the possible influence of covariables, physical pain and anxious-depressive symptomatology have been controlled for. According to the results, CM-I patients performed worse than matched healthy controls on ToM tasks, except for facial emotion recognition. These differences remained even after controlling for the neuropsychiatric variables and physical pain. Thus, it can be suggested that patients with CM-I are impaired in their social skills related to their performance on ToM tasks. These findings can be considered to be a preliminary approach to the specific study of social cognition in relation to CM-I since it is similar to other cerebellar pathologies and to previous literature on the cerebellum’s role in social cognition.