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Originally Posted by COWPATTY
Okay, I Have Never Posted Any Thing, Dont Know If This Will Work But Here Goes. I Can Only Hope A Neurologist Reads It. My Son 19 Had Surgery 1 Year Ago For Chiari Malformation And Syringomyelia. It Looked Like The Surgery Went Great. But He Had Another Mri And His Brain Stem Has A Kink In It And It Did Not Have One Before The Surgery. The Surgeon Said It Is Not A Problem, But I Am Worried That It Is, Maybe He Did Not Want To Scare Me?? Does Any One Out There Know Anything About This Sort Of Occurrance After A Chiari Surgery?? I can be contacted via this forum. I Just Got This Sick Feeling That I Thought I Woulf Go On Line And See If Any One Had Any Answers. Instead Of The Stem Of His Brain Having A Smoothe Slope It Has A Kink Now. Thanks For Listening Patty!
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Hi..I practice in neurology and specialize in headaches. My doctor (I am a PA) is a neuroimaging specialist. We see CM alot and things can change after decompression surgery in terms of the brainstem and cerebellum moving a bit. Remember that a piece of bone was removed and this changes the pressure in the area.
IF your son has no complaints right now (no headaches, no trouble walking or moving around) I wouldn't worry about the results of the MRI. You would be surprised at the things we see in imaging! If he is having symptoms then by all means ask for a second opinion.
Good luck
Mary Kay