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Suggest Treatment For Chiari Malformation
our 15 year old daughter has chiari malformation. She is a freshman in high school. She is having trouble with test daily work is fine.we believe on test it is the amount of time she has to concintrate that is causing her problems. If she does something in a certain time it is ok but less or more and she has problems
Mon, 18 Apr 2016
Hello dear Greetings
Regarding your daughter's diagnosed Arnold chiari malformation there are two treatment rendered
Medical treatment with the use of analgesic muscle relaxant and soft collar if they have neck pain and headache
Surgery will be required for definitve treatment if the medical treatment fail and this will require you to schedule an appointment with a neurosurgeon for further clinical assessment and adequate surgical interventional procedures
I hope this helps
Regarding your daughter's diagnosed Arnold chiari malformation there are two treatment rendered
Medical treatment with the use of analgesic muscle relaxant and soft collar if they have neck pain and headache
Surgery will be required for definitve treatment if the medical treatment fail and this will require you to schedule an appointment with a neurosurgeon for further clinical assessment and adequate surgical interventional procedures
I hope this helps
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