Herniations

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<This sentence really got me thinking as well. Are there *normal* ranges

for herniations? And if so, do they vary between adult and child? Danny's

tonsillar herniation was 15 mm at age 3. Does that mean he was off the

charts for a child his age?>

<Assuming that a chiari malformation is congenital in origin, does the

herniation of the cerebellar tonsils continue to deepen as the child

matures to adulthood?>

Great questions, wish I knew the answers.

You may recall that the more severe symptoms that Zachary had (headaches,

throwing-up) mysteriously went away, right before his surgery was scheduled

(we postponed the surgery.) I wonder if since his head was still growing

and the head shape was not set and since he had a smaller herniation, if a

growth spurt/change opened up some room for him. He will still choke if he

eats too fast and will draw up his shoulder, so I realize that the Chiari

didn't go away. But I'm grateful for the delay in the surgery.

Vikki, Suzanne, if you get responses directly to either question, please

forward them on to me. I'm really curious.

Thanks.

Cindi

Zachary's Mom

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