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What Is The Name Of The Condition In Which Brain Is Dropping Down To Spinal Cord?
Hello Dr. Grief,
today My daughter inlaw got results from tests and MRI and they have told her she had something called?? C..? which she said they told her it meant that her brain was droppin down into/onto her spinal cord and she will be going to another neurologist and possibly a brain?? surgery? Can you tell me what this is or called so I can be prepared to help her? Thank you so very much for your time! Sincerely Tammy M. of colorado
today My daughter inlaw got results from tests and MRI and they have told her she had something called?? C..? which she said they told her it meant that her brain was droppin down into/onto her spinal cord and she will be going to another neurologist and possibly a brain?? surgery? Can you tell me what this is or called so I can be prepared to help her? Thank you so very much for your time! Sincerely Tammy M. of colorado
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
This condition is called Chiari malformation. In this condition, the cerebellar tonsil drops down through the foramen magnum (opening in the lower part of skull bone) into the spinal canal, and thus, presses onto the lower part of brain (brainstem) and upper cervical spinal cord.
If the compression on the brainstem or cervical cord is significant, then, a surgery is required, called as foramen magnum decompression.
Chiari malformation is normally present since birth.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
This condition is called Chiari malformation. In this condition, the cerebellar tonsil drops down through the foramen magnum (opening in the lower part of skull bone) into the spinal canal, and thus, presses onto the lower part of brain (brainstem) and upper cervical spinal cord.
If the compression on the brainstem or cervical cord is significant, then, a surgery is required, called as foramen magnum decompression.
Chiari malformation is normally present since birth.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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