Mild diminished flow

[Lynnrae64]

Can anyone tell me what that means. Having a hard time finding someone that does a CINE MRI, but my mri shows 5 mm herniation and mildly diminished flow. Does it mean that there is an issue with csf flow? My dr. Is not Chiari specialist  but claims to have treated for MANY years. Live in Indiana and I think the closest is Indianapolis or Chicago?

[selmaS]

  It may make  more sense to have a specialist review the MRI for you....as I can not really take the info you gave and offer insight....

Get the MRI copies and the full reports of ALL testing you have had and forward to a true Chiari specialist.

[Lynnrae64]

That was dx on my 2nd brain mri?

[selmaS]

  Hi Lynn...I know understanding what is going on and finding just the right Dr is not easy....for myself, I found the importance of going to a true Chiari specialist not a Dr that will treat it....and that sometimes it is well worth traveling to get to one.

Not sure how they know you have diminished flow without a CINE MRI...and I too had difficulty finding  a local place that knew what it was....I found going to a place that specializes in MRI's were better then just going to local hospital for that testing....

An obstruction to CSF flow is a reason to find a true Chiari specialist....that as well as symptoms....not everyone with Chiari is a surgical candidate....and knowing what related condition one has is important to know b4 surgery is considered.

[Lynnrae64]

One more thing this doctor of 40 years stated, even though it's 5 mm, the.
Normal person without herniation measures 2.5 above cerebellum, so basically someone with 5 mm herniation has a protrusion of 7.5 below normal range. Hope that makes sense, very hard to explain in medical terms.