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Question Title: CHIARI I & BASILLAR IMPRESSIONForum: Neurology Forum
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Re: CHIARI I & BASILLAR IMPRESSIONPosted by CCF Neuro MD on December 26, 1997 at 13:24:09: In Reply to: CHIARI I & BASILLAR IMPRESSION posted by ANGELA SENNOTT on December 23, 1997 at 19:59:15: : IF POSSIBLE COULD YOU PLEASE SHARE ANY EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE HAD WITH ABOVE TITLE. I HAVE BOTH, HAD DECOMPRESSION SURGERY A YEAR AGO, I HAVE BASILLAR IMPRESSION ALSO IT IS NOT INVAGINATED, HAVE YOU FOUND PEOPLE TO BE SYMPTOMATIC WITH THIS IF IT IS NOT INVAGINATED? AM HAVING HARD TIME FINDING ANY INFORMATION ON THIS. I THINK I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS BUT AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS TOTAL CAUSE. HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND THANKYOU FOR YOUR TIME. ANGIE
In reviewing the literature on this subject it would appear that the terms basilar impression and basilar invagination are used interchangably for the same disorder. There is a difference insofar as invagination seeems to be used to refer to a more severe degree of the phenomenon. There are definitely many reports in the literature of symptomatic basilar impression. I am not aware of your exact symptoms, but these would be expected to be similar to but not as severe as those of basilar invagination, spasticity and weakness of the legs for instance being one typical finding. In finding more information about your condition the term "platybasia" might be a useful term to use in a literature search, its is used in the Medline search strategy in locating references on this subject. This information is provided for general medical education purposes only.
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