What Does My MRI Scan Report Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 7 Jan 2015

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Question : i had a mri done and it shows i have post surgical changes are suspected at the cranial cervical junction of which the cerebellar tonsils extend approximately 1.2 cm below the foramen magnum. what does this mean?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Erion Spaho (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Detailed answer below.

Detailed Answer:
Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns.

Extended cerebellar tonsils below foramen magnum 1.2 cm instead of 5 cm before surgery means that your headache and dizzynes probably have another cause instead of recurrence of Chiari malformation.

During surgery there is decomprression of posterior fossa and foramen magnum, so extended tonsils should cause no symptoms.

I suggest you to consult and discuss with your treating Doctor about other causes of headache and neck pain.

Another thing you may discuss is the relationship of POTS syndrome with Chiari malformation.

In my opinion you could have moderate physical therapy, even there's POTS.

Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.

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