My son 13 year old son has been diagnosed with a chiari 1 malformation. His symptoms are, severe lethargy, head aches, blurred vision, dizziness, ringing in his ears, and chest pains. The doctors we have seen are still running lots of tests as they do not think the chiari is responsible for all of his symptoms. From research I have done, all his symptoms are consistent with a chiari malformation. I am feeling very frustrated as it breaks my heart to see my son in pain and not living a normal teenage life. I would appreciate your opinion
Hi, If I were your treating Doctor for this case, I would come up with three surgical possibilities for relief pressure on the brain and spinal cord, these include