Chiari

Need help, what is bilateral tonsillar prominence is noted, this is on my MRI note.

Thanks, Everyone.

Thanks, everyone, 1 side is 4.5, and one side is 5m or 6m. Got a second MRI " 6m". Plus chiari they think i might have EDS????. hypermobile??

KIM



Mandy said:

Hi Kim,

It means both cerebellar tonsils are protruding. It's not terribly specific unfortunately. Did they measure the herniation?

Here's a radiology website describing bilateral cerebellar tonsillar descent more prominent on the right side: http://rad.usuhs.edu/medpix/master.php3?mode=pt_finder&srchstr=...

And here's the specific case: