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What Is Cisterna Magna

Premium Questions

Dr.  Neeraj Kumar MD

Does a prominent cisterna magna results mean anything significant? does this affect intelligence, memory etc? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Neeraj Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Aarti Abraham MD

I am 25week pregnant now .during my 22week anomaly scan it shows prominent cisterna magna noted. All other things are normal. What does this shows. Will my baby have any defect after he is born. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aarti Abraham ( OBGYN)
Dr.   Sudhir Kumar MD

mega cisterna magna is noted but that the ventricles and subarachnoid spaces are appropriate for my age ... noted mega cisterna magna. My neurologist doesnt seem concerned and in fact didnt... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Indu Kumar MD

the cisterna magna measuring at 4.6 x 2.6 x 2 cm. PA states it has been there for "a decade". So since rate of growth has reached 4.6cm at age 27, What is the likelyhood of this cyst growing and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)
Dr.  Indu Kumar MD

mega cisterna magna is noted but that the ventricles and subarachnoid spaces are appropriate for my age ... noted mega cisterna magna. My neurologist doesnt seem concerned and in fact didnt... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

What if unborn baby has prominent cisterna magna ?what are the effects ? Can we go for delivery ? How can we diagnosis for this ? In ultra sound scan prominent cisterna Magna it is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Aashish Raghu MD

Doctor , Can you please let me know, what is cisterna magna what problem will accour in further to baby. because my wife is now pregnant in TFS scan, the report show in brain cisterna... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aashish Raghu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Arun MD

I have one query regarding cisternal magna with the advice of our doctor , my wife thru with ultasound on her 30th week. Report remark have with mild IUGR with cephalic oblque lie with dilated cisterna ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

magna is 14mm. My doctor told me that it may affect baby s brain where as radiologist told everything is normal. Plz help. AFI IS 14.8. previous month cisterna magna was same and AFI is 17.1. Plz help... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr. Khushboo Priya MD

I just had a 20 weeks scan and it dound out that the cisterna magna is prominent. I just wanted to know if its serius? And is there a chance that it could be wrong as during my ultrasound it was hard ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Khushboo Priya ( Infertility Specialist)