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Originally Posted by res5562965
Chiari is also a congenital malformation. It takes the RIGHT neurosurgeon to detect it on a MRI. Before I found the dr. that diagnosed it another neurosurgeon said my problem was not neurological....he was an idiot in my opinion because a week later I was having brain surgery. Chiari is hard to diagnose but it basically means you were born with a skull not large enough for your brain. Hope you get some relief soon.
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Chiari causes hydrocephelus because your brain is herniated through the base of your skull and does not allow spinal fluid flow, therefore fluid builds in your head which is what hydrocephelus is when you get right down to it.