Chiari I as an Incidental Finding - Ask the Expert featuring Dr. Mark Proctor

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Chiari I as an Incidental Finding. What does that mean exactly? This means that someone radiologically presents with a tonsillar herniation of 5mm or greater without experiencing Chiari symptoms. About 4% of the pediatric population has an incidental finding of a Chiari I. In the adult population it is about 1%.
In this Ask the Expert, Dr. Mark Proctor explains in depth what this means for patients, both pediatric and adult. Do I need surgery? What are the risks having surgery versus not having surgery? Do I need to take specific precautions now that I know that I have a Chiari I Malformation?
Dr. Proctor covers Chiari I with a syrinx, Chiari I with scoliosis without syrinx, the exacerbation of a Chiari through trauma, and much more!
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I’ve had seizures neck pain hydrocephalus but only epilepsy diagnosis… X-ray tech said I’m full of cysts in my neck….

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I have a 8mm Chiari Malformation also Cervical Stenosis C4 C5 C6 .Will an Anterior Cervical Disectomy with fusion at this level cure the Chiari?