Talk:Chiari malformation

Can an arm impingement be a catalyst in an Arnold Chiari tramua. I did not know I had this until I experienced an explosion of pain in my arm and later found out that I had this Malformation but at the same time I had an shoulder impingment?

I also have ACM. Based on my memory of comments from my neurologist, I would say that an arm problem cannot cause ACM. I gathered that ACM was a condition from birth, but may not present symptoms for years (or never). You can't "cause" ACM. In my case, I was talking about a childhood diving-into-kiddypool incident. Fracture^Talk   04:50, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

IIRC it can be genetic OR aquired. There was a research published about two fighter pilots having Chiari, for example. But yes either way, a patient may be symptom free, and then some outside factor may trigger the symptoms and possibly worsen the herniation. 24.236.189.199 21:34, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

My wife has ACM Type 1, developed syringomyelia and had decompression surgery to treat it. ACM is a genetic malformation that is usually unnoticed until early adulthood or later. Some people with ACM may not develop any noticeable symptoms. You cannot develop ACM, nor can anything cause it. ACM is the most common cause of syringomyelia, which might also be caused by trauma, tumors and other rare disorders. An arm problem cannot cause ACM or syringomyelia, but the diving-into-kiddypool incident could certainly cause spinal damage. You would need an MRI to determine whether that spinal damage includes a syrinx.

Matthew 1130 14:39, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

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Agreed. Removed. --Lipothymia 01:53, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

i agree with you matthew i have this problom and this did not give me any imformation.

I did have chiari type 1 and I thought that it went away!!! I have my headaches back and my balance has gotten even worse!!! Can you get the chiari back after having the sugery in 2002???? Please e-mail me at cremy012003@aol.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.108.198.31 (talk) 14:32, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Chiari cannot be cured. Decompression surgery is just a treatment method, that has variable results. Peoplesunionpro 09:13, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

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