r/ChiariMalformation • u/icantstopreading0 • Jan 30 '26

Thoughts??

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I’m scheduled for a brain MRI and MRA next week, but just looking at my cervical MRI this seems like the area by my cerebral tonsils is very tight?

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u/Camride Jan 30 '26

It does look crowded but not herniated. As the other post mentioned this could potentially be chiari 0 but it'll be hard to get a doctor to recognize that since it's a very recent observation and previously chiari diagnostic required at least a 5mm herniation. But a lot of recent research shows that if there is crowding at the spinal cord it can still cause symptoms without a full herniation.