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To the Editor: The Clinical Review on management of the fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) by Dr Goldenberg and colleagues¹ omitted 1 major diagnostic and therapeutic modality. Chiari I malformations have been associated with the vague symptoms that lead generalists to classify a patient as having FMS.^2-4 A subpopulation of patients who consult with a neurosurgeon is likely to be select, often having unsuccessfully been observed by pain specialists, neurologists, physiatrists, and chiropractors, and told that there is no organic cause for their symptoms. Nevertheless, I believe that it is appropriate for these patients to have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain or cervical spine, which may show that it is not "all in their head" but rather that their brain (or more precisely, the cerebellar tonsil) is down in their spine. Although an appropriate decompression does not eliminate all symptoms, it can profoundly reduce the level of symptoms to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Arthur L. Jenkins III, MD
arthur.jenkins@mountsinai.org
Department of Neurosurgery
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY

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