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i have chiari syndrome 1?

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: Relatively benign variant.  Do you have symptoms causing concerns??

Question 2

what are the tests for chiari syndrome?

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CHIARI SYSDROME: Diagnosis is by  MRI or ct  scan.

Question 3

what sort of disease is chiari syndrome?

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Three types: Chiari malformations come in three types (i, ii, and iii).  Type i is, by far, the most common.  There is a hole at the bottom of the skull where the spinal cord exits (the foramen magnum).  If the back part of the skull is not large enough to house the cerebellum, the lower portion of the cerebellum can push through the foramen magnum and into the spinal canal - this is a chiari i malformation.

Question 4

what are the symptoms of chiari syndrome?

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Headache: Most have no symptoms- it's usually found incidentally.
When severe enough, it can be associated with weakness, headaches, nausea, vomiting, difficulty swallowing, and other symptoms like those with hydrocephalus.

Question 5

what is the definition or description of: chiari syndrome?

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Chiari Malformation: It is a congenital disorder when the cerebellum, the part of the brain which controls balance, is below the foramen magnum (which is a opening at the base of the skull). Symptoms of a chiari malformation could be balance issues, neck pain, numbness to arms, and headaches. If symptoms are severe, a patient can seek consultation with a neurosurgeon to discuss if they could benefit from surgery

Question 6

how will having chiari syndrome mess up my health later in life?

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Probably won't: A type 1 chiari malformation is usually asymptomatic, but on occasion may cause symptoms such as headaches or sensory changes in the face or arms.  Chiari's are often discovered incidentally when someone is being worked up for headache or other neurologic symptoms that are unrelated. Unless you have specific related symptoms, then it should cause you no complications later in life.

Question 7

what is arnold chiari syndrome?

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Malformation: Chiari described different defects of the cerebellum.  Arnold added details of a very specific malformation (chiari type 2).  Low lying tonsils with elongation of medulla, kinking of fourth ventricle with obstruction, and associated fusing of thalamus, hydrocephalus, peaking of quadrigeminal plate, etc.  Associated with spinal bifida.  Sorry you asked?

Question 8

best way to cure budd chiari syndrome?

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Meds then surgery: Patients with budd chiari can try diuretics, salt restriction, and even anticoagulation but usually they end up needing a way to bypass for the occluded hepatic veins.  The first option is usually a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.

Question 9

please explain arnold chiari syndrome.?

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Complicated: The lower back of skull, where it joint your neck has a space called posterior fossa could be small---so the cerebellum which is the coordination center can be pushed down through the hole of skull leading to dizziness, headache, incoordination, numbness

it has several degrees and present different age--most serious in children--but adult can have type i, which may need operation
consult neurosurgery.

Question 10

what is the definition or description of: budd chiari syndrome?

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Vein thrombosis: Thrombosis of the hepatic vein (the vein taking the blood from the liver is called budd chiari syndrome it can cause cirrhosis and ascites (collection of fluid in the abdominal cavity) due to back pressure.

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