Shape of Head

[Guest guest]

I have seen some messages as of late regarding the shape of the head

as subjectively perceived and its correlation to Chiari. Please

be careful in attempting to conduct such an informal survey. The

shape of the back of the head is not only a function of the skull but

the neck muscularture as well. It's appearance to the naked eye in

no

way predicts the presence or absence of a Chiari malformation. There

is a theory that Chiari is caused by the malformation of the back of

the skull but it remains a theory. Studies that have attempted to

investigate this theory have involved MRI and other imaging

techniques. Even with these sophisticated techniques the theory has

not be definitively substantiated. Net, the visual appearance of the

shape of a person's head can not be used as a diagnostic predicter

and

only serves to generate needless worry. I understand the tendency to

do this. I have wondered about it myself upon looking at my son but

there really is no basis for it.

Ray ACM1, 8mm, decompressed