Re: Problems-chiari

[Guest guest]

Thanks Finete!

I alredy checked both MRI for me and my son -and the papers do not say

anything.

Do you see anything on your CD image if you have chiari or not ?

I do not see anything diferent but if there is any slitly change a specialist

should confirm that?

Can a person see these with nacked eye or should aspecialist check the CD

image for it ?

My son compleins for the pain on the back of the head right where the line

between the head and neck starts.

he compleins for the diseasnes also and he is stil on the 10 month of

treatment for babesia.He still have it.The night sweets are stil present.

FinRussak@... wrote:

Hi

yes the MRI or CAT is the way to define Chiari--as its a description of how low

the brain is sitting and how far under the opening ( foramen magnum) the brain (

cerebellum/cerebellar tonsils) are compared to normal people.

you can have a very big Chiari (sitting very low) with no sx or a mild one (

sitting a tiny bit lower) and a lot of serious sx--so just having it isnt

necessarily the issue--kind of like Lyme--its the sx and what if anything can be

done

as for the consult it may take 4-6 weeks for them to evaluate what I sent to

them and decide if they can help eiother or both of us so it may be awhile---but

Ill keep all informed

Finette

[Guest guest]

see my previous reply about having to ask about chiari--its a measurement of the

brain and how low in the skull it sits--a very experienced neurologist or

radiologist can make the measurement but most dont--ignore or dismiss as

unimportant!!

I am a developmental biologist ( embryologist) and while I can barely " see " :

whats pointed out to me on films I couldnt make those measurements--Im sure I

could learn...but why???? its pretty specific and not simply easily

seen--mistakes occur when Drs try to eyeball it--the difference between say 3 mm

and 5 mm is mighty tiny to guess at!!

and its very subjective--where you measure starting from varies, where the

tonsils ( cerebellar) end varies--idf theyre very pointed maybe the tiniest

point dips too low but that may matter less than when a large chink is too

low--too many variables--thats why you can have 5 MRIs and 5 different

conclusions!!!

F