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| Symptom List |
Patients with CM1 may experience no symptoms. When symptoms are present, they usually do not appear until
adolescence or early adulthood, but can occasionally be seen in young children.
Common Symptom List
Severe Headache and Neck Pain---Most Common
Dizziness
Vertigo
Disequilibrium
Visual disturbances
Ringing in the ears
Difficulty swallowing
Palpitations
Sleep apnea
Muscle weakness
Impaired fine motor skills
Chronic fatigue
Painful tingling of the hands and feet
Other Common Symptoms
Scoliosis
"Red Flag" Symptoms
The "Red Flag Symptoms" are related to brainstem compression;
they generally occur in Chiari cases which are compounded by basilar
invagination, basilar impression, retroflexion of the odontoid, and
similar disorders.
The "Red Flag" Symptoms Are:
Severe swallowing problems
Tachyarrhythmias
Severe nausea (the kind that makes you waste away below the 90 lbs mark)
Central sleep apnea
Note: Some symptoms were provided by Dr. Paolo Bolognese. In addition some were obtained from The Chiari Institute at:
http://www.northshorelij.com/body.cfm?ID=6409
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