Oropharyngeal dysphagia
Oropharyngeal dysphagia = when your upper esophageal sphincter, pharynx, larynx, and/or tongue fail to coordinate properly when trying to swallow. Can occur when one or…
Intracranial Hypertension means, high pressure inside of the skull. It occurs when the cerebrospinal fluid pressure inside your skull is elevated. This increase can be associated with space-occupying masses such as hydrocephalus and cranial cysts/tumors; cranial edema (Encephalitis); trauma; stroke; aneurysm; certain infections/diseases (Meningitis), liver failure, kidney failure; or as a side-effect of certain medications, or it can increase for no apparent reason (idiopathic).
Oropharyngeal dysphagia = when your upper esophageal sphincter, pharynx, larynx, and/or tongue fail to coordinate properly when trying to swallow. Can occur when one or…
Most Chiarians go to see a surgeon with an expectation of them being knowledgeable in their field. However, while they might be a neurosurgeon, their…
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When you start to educate yourself on a condition like Chiari, your vocabulary will be challenged. Most of us study with a medical journal article…
Colton had just finished his Chiari Decompression. He was headache free and doing great! His neurosurgeon came to me and said, “This is a genetic…
When you start to educate yourself on a condition like Chiari, your vocabulary will be challenged. Most of us study with a medical journal article…
INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION (IH) AND IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION (IIH) ARE CONNECTED, BUT ARE NOT THE SAME THING AND THEREFORE SHOULD NOT BE USED INTERCHANGEABLY. Intracranial Hypertension…
THE DEFINITION OF A CHIARI MALFORMATION HAS BEEN LONG DEBATED. IT REALLY IS NO WONDER THAT PATIENTS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ALIKE ARE CONFUSED. THEN, WITH…
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