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How is a chiari malformation diagnosed?
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Check NIH: Check nih's "nationalinstitute of neurological disorders and stroke": http://www.Ninds.Nih.Gov/disorders/chiari/detail_chiari.Htm all the facts you need are there.
Answered 10/3/2013
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Head MRI: Head MRI will most clearly show the chiari. A cervical spine MRI can also show the chiari and any associated fluid collection in the spinal cord.
Answered 10/23/2018
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