Can anyone tell me about Chiari Malformation of the Brain?
Has anyone been affected by this, or have someone you love affected by it?
2006-11-28 12:28:13 · 1 answers · asked by LuLuBelle 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Check out this web site for drawings and descriptions of Chiari malformation
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Chiari+malformation&btnG=Search+Images
My step grandaughter was born with it, and had repair surgery at a children's hospital in Houston. (We think it was MD Anderson) She is doing great now!
Check out this NIH web page for mor e information: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/chiari/chiari.htm
Go ahead and have the surgery when the MDs say it should be done. No repair can lead to permanent paralysis and death.
Good Luck. L Hodges, PhD, RD, LD
2006-11-28 12:58:55 · answer #1 · answered by Popcorn 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋