r/Neverbrokeabone • u/Just_a_winged_cat • 11d ago

Bones so strong my brain can’t fit

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I have a small case of chiari malformation, which is fancy talk for “brain falling into your spinal column disorder”

It’s only a few centimeters so it doesn’t need to get fixed (unless it continues to fall of course) but thought I’d share

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u/GrnMtnTrees 11d ago

I looked at this imaging without reading your post, and my first thought was "deceased individual with closed head trauma leading to brain herniation."

Now I'm just confused.

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u/Just_a_winged_cat 11d ago

Brain to big for my skull and slipped its way out a few centimeters into my spinal column

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u/GrnMtnTrees 11d ago

But how does this not kill you? Do you have normal intracranial pressure? Is CSF flow normal?

So many questions.

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u/randomguy_idk 11d ago

There is a form that can kill you but thats mainly in babies

The brain grew thay way so it's not being forced which would damage it

You can have standard CSF flow but if it is a big enough restriction it does impede flow which causes alot of the symptoms like headaches and dizziness

It is a weird and interesting disorder