Drooping Cerebellum

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Donna,

It does sound like your neurologist didn't know much. The Chiari is

identified traditionally by the tonsils of the cerebellum that extend

downward through the foreman magnum (the hole in the skull to the spinal

cord). Now doctors are looking at how much room the cerebellum has due to

the skull being tight.

However, I would not call this a " drooping cerebellum. " In most cases the

herniation will stay the same unless there is a trauma such as a fall,

accident, or lumbar puncture. However, the symptoms may get worse, even if

the herniation is the same, over time.

There is something that happens to people who have had large chunks of

skull removed that can be called a " slumping cerebellum. " This can cause

some problems for people, but I have not heard of it in our Chiari group.

Hope that helps. You've come to a great place for information on Chiari.

Suzanne C

from St. Louis, 4-5 mm herniation, decompressed 3/23/99

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