Ok, I have been dealing with my issues for nearly ten years. And they are a broad scope of issues that all fall neatly into the Chiari Syndrome and Chiara 1 diagnosis yesterday. I have 3 questions:I will quote directly from the MRI without contrast report on them-
1) what is "prominent lower basal ganglia perivascular spaces incidentally noted"
2) Bilateral low lying cerebellar tonsils about 9mm below the craniocervical junction, with moderate craniocervical crowding but no deformity of the medulla unable to determine impingement
3) FROM THE CT REPORT - Moderate effacement of the CSF
What the heck does all this mean? And more importantly would it explain the extreme bulge and sensitive spot in my cervical spine? I have been referred to MUSC neurology but whether i will get an appointment this YEAR remains to be seen. In the meantime I have serious dizzy spells, debilitating migraines, facial numbness, ear, jaw, throat pain, an goiter and enlarged liver, a flare of PCOS in my only remaining ovary, and I also have serious pain everywhere because I also have spina bifida and some sort of anomaly beside the spina bifida. Pain *****, Im miserable, and just want to know if this is all connected, and what the heck to think about all this. I cant sleep, I have apnea, but not sleep apnea that I am aware of. I have also had bilateral galaactorrhea for going on 11 years now, which is how they found this in the first place. I have had echocardiograms, colonoscopys, egds, they checked everything before they decided to scan for a pituitary adenoma and came back with this chiari business. My mother has been suffering with headaches and supposed fibromyalgia, but after reading the recent chiari studies done by Unive of Missouri, I am thinking that she probably has chiari as well. Someone interpret and help me please. Oh I am thiry four, white female. Thanks!