Latisha Dean
My son (8 years old) was diagnosed with this problem earlier this year. His was about 6mm and causing him very bad headaches. His surgeon operated two weeks after discovering this. The surgeon is Dr.Hudgins; he's in Atlanta, Georgia and is a pediatric surgeon. Maybe he can answer some questions for you about the chiari malformation, he has performed a lot of surgeries for this problem. Sorry that you have to go through some much discomfort.