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Background There is absent systematic analysis or review has been conducted to clarify the topic of nomenclature history and terms misuse about Chiari malformations (CMs). Objective We reviewed all reports on terms coined for CMs for rational use and provided their etymology and future development. Method All literature on the nomenclature of CMs was retrieved and extracted into core terms. Subsequently, keyword-analysis, preceding and predicting (2023–2025) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of each core term was calculated using a mathematical formula and Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Model in Python. Result Totally 64,527 CM terms usage were identified. Of these, 57 original terms were collected and then extracted into 24 core-terms. Seventeen terms have their own featured author-keywords, while 7 terms are homologous. The preceding CAGR of 24 terms showed significant growth in use for 18 terms, while 13, 3, 3, and 5 terms may show sustained growth, remain stable, decline, and rare in usage, respectively, in the future. Conclusion Previously, owing to intricate nomenclature, Chiari terms were frequently misused, and numerous seemingly novel but worthless even improper terms have emerged. For a very basic neuropathological phenomenon tonsillar herniation by multiple etiology, a mechanism-based nosology seems to be more conducive to future communication than an umbrella eponym. However, a good nomenclature also should encapsulate all characteristics of this condition, but this is lacking in current CM research, as the pathophysiological mechanisms are not elucidated for the majority of CMs.
Background There is absent systematic analysis or review has been conducted to clarify the topic of nomenclature history and terms misuse about Chiari malformations (CMs). Objective We reviewed all reports on terms coined for CMs for rational use and provided their etymology and future development. Method All literature on the nomenclature of CMs was retrieved and extracted into core terms. Subsequently, keyword-analysis, preceding and predicting (2023–2025) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of each core term was calculated using a mathematical formula and Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Model in Python. Result Totally 64,527 CM terms usage were identified. Of these, 57 original terms were collected and then extracted into 24 core-terms. Seventeen terms have their own featured author-keywords, while 7 terms are homologous. The preceding CAGR of 24 terms showed significant growth in use for 18 terms, while 13, 3, 3, and 5 terms may show sustained growth, remain stable, decline, and rare in usage, respectively, in the future. Conclusion Previously, owing to intricate nomenclature, Chiari terms were frequently misused, and numerous seemingly novel but worthless even improper terms have emerged. For a very basic neuropathological phenomenon tonsillar herniation by multiple etiology, a mechanism-based nosology seems to be more conducive to future communication than an umbrella eponym. However, a good nomenclature also should encapsulate all characteristics of this condition, but this is lacking in current CM research, as the pathophysiological mechanisms are not elucidated for the majority of CMs.
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