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…
An Acquired Chiari Malformation is when the cerebellum extends out of the skull and into the spinal canal after birth; whether acquired from another inherited condition such as Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes, or one of the many developed conditions that can cause the pushing/pulling down on the brain or spinal cord: Intracranial Hypertension, Hydrocephalus, Cysts/Tumors, Tethered Cord Syndrome, Intracranial Hypotension (CSF leaks), etc. It is recommended that all Chiari Malformations are assumed to be acquired, until proven otherwise.
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…
It’s hard having a chronic illness that isn’t all that understood. As patients, we have to fight on absolutely every level! Before diagnoses, we fight…
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…
WHEN A DOCTOR TALKS ABOUT THE “MOST SERIOUS” COMPLICATIONS SURROUNDING CHIARI MALFORMATION, THEY USUALLY SPEAK OF PARALYSIS OR DEATH. WHILE BOTH OF THESE ARE FAR…
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…
CHIARI MALFORMATIONS (PRONOUNCED: KEE-AH-REE) ARE STRUCTURAL DEFECTS IN WHICH THE CEREBELLUM, THE HIND PART OF THE BRAIN, DESCENDS BELOW THE FORAMEN MAGNUM INTO THE SPINAL…
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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