This is an MRI of my Brain.  I have a Neurological disorder called Arnold Chiari I Malformation.

Chiari Malformation is congenital defect, usually present at birth.  It is considered to be a rare

disorder that affects about 300,000 people in the United States.  Chiari essentially is caused  by

overcrowding in the posterior fossa (back of the skull) which forces the cerebellum to press

through the Foramen Magnum (little hole in the skull where the spine comes through) This

creates pressure on the brain stem which can cause many problems, including Chronic pain

in the neck and headaches.  In my case, in addition to these, I suffer numbness, weakness and tingling

in my arms and sometimes legs. Vision problems, Vertigo, dizzy spells, sleep disorder just to

mention a few.  My diagnoses was devastating to me and very scary since I had never heard of this.

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