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Dr. John O. Medical Doctor

Specialty: Neurosurgery
Denver, Colorado
Currently I serve as Medical Director of Neurosurgery at The Medical Center of Aurora in Aurora,... Full Bio
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The Chiari I Malformation

The Chiari I malformation (CM-I) is due to congenital hypoplasia of the posterior fossa and crowding at the craniocervical junction resulting in...

Chiari malformation unrecognized or ignored

Patients are often frustrated when their physicians do not understand or ignore the diagnosis of Chiari I malformation (CM-I). For those affected,...

Fighting syringomyelia pain with pet therapy

The pain of syringomyelia can be radicular, dysesthetic (a constant burning sensation), or associated with trophic changes and hypersensitivity....

Playing football after Chiari surgery?

The risks of vigorous sporting activities following Chiari surgery are unknown. As reported by The Seattle Times and seattlepi.com, football player...

Does Chiari worsen over time?

Although most Chiari malformations are thought to be congenital, it is uncertain if they worsen over time. Since there are no case series answering...

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Nov 18 2009 by Morgan

I guess I'm too wordy.  I NEVER had headaches (except for occasional menstrual) until I was rear ended. 

Would you be willing to look at my MRI?  Where are you actually located?

 
Nov 17 2009 by Morgan

sorry, my message got sent without being finished, I think...

I have a posterior fossa arachnoid cyst approximately the size of a hacke sack ball sitting on or around my brain stem, scalloping away at my occipital bone.  I have seen several nuerologists and a few neurosurgeons in the Bay Area and none of them are willing to attempt to drain or remove or do anything other than prescribe meds. 

 
Nov 11 2009 by TinaMarie
I am becoming more frustrated with my neurologist-Mayo clinic found a chiari 5mm, and I have had alot of symptoms for years...was told that the cerebellar tonsills are compressed, but told by a neurosurgeon at Mayo that I don't need surgery. asked my neurologist at home, if they are compressed, would you not want to decompress them? he agreed, and sent me to physical therapy where I was told I have fibromyalgia
 

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