Chiari Malformation Symptoms Following a Car Crash
by
Matthew Dolman on Jul. 28, 2014
Accident & Injury Car Accident Accident & Injury Personal Injury Accident & Injury
Summary: With the advancement of medical technology, doctors are making newer and more frequent diagnoses of medical conditions. One of these formerly rare conditions that are now being more frequently diagnosed is the Chiari Malformation.
With the advancement of medical technology, doctors are making newer
and more frequent diagnoses of medical conditions. One of these formerly rare
conditions that are now being more frequently diagnosed is the Chiari
Malformation. A Chiari Malformation is a condition in which brain tissue
extends into your spinal cord canal, occurring when part of your skull is
abnormal or misshapen, thus pressing on your brain and pressuring your brain
downward.
TYPES OF CHIARI MALFORMATIONS
There are three types of Chiari Malformations: type I, type II, and type III. Types I and II are much more common than type III.
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Type I: Develops as the brain and skull are growing, thus it may go
unrecognized until late childhood or adulthood.
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Type II: The most common pediatric form Chiari Malformations, it is
congenital, meaning it is present from birth. This occurs when a larger amount
of brain tissue protrudes into the spinal canal.
· Type III: This is the most severe type Chiari Malformation and results in the most fatalities and of severe neurological conditions. This is diagnosed when the lower part of the brain or the brain stem protrudes into the spinal canal. This is often diagnosed either at birth or during pregnancy.
RECOGNIZINING IF YOU ARE
EXPIERENCING CHIARI MALFORMATION SYPMTOMS
Often times, Type I Chiari Malformations are only discovered as a result other medical tests being performed on a patient. They experience no symptoms and need no treatment, and go on with their lives. However, in instances of head trauma, either severe or mild, a person’s Chiari Malformation symptoms can be activated, or awakened, and cause pain and other potential health risks for the individual.
If you are suffering from the following symptoms after an accident where you experienced head trauma, no matter how severs, you may have just activated a Type I Chiari Malformation: neck pain, trouble with balance, poor hand eye coordination, numbness or tingling of the hands and feet, dizziness, difficulty swallowing, vision problems, or a hoarse voice.
STEPS TO TAKE IF YOU ACTIVATE A
CHIARI MALFORMATION
If you believe you have, or been diagnosed with, an activated Chiari Malformation in your brain due to an automobile accident as a result of someone’s negligence, contact Dolman Law Group. Our experienced brain trauma attorneys are well versed in the complex components that can lead to the suffering of symptoms from a Chiari Malformation.
We have represented clients across the greater Tampa Bay Area, which includes Pinellas County, Manatee County, Hillsborough County, Sarasota County, and Pasco County. Our Clearwater based attorneys will never represent an insurance company. We will fight the claims of insurance providers who try to reduce the severity of your accident or injury. Many of clients have suffered a significant head injury from what is deemed a “minor impact accident,” and we have the resources to fight and prove your claim. We do not take brain trauma lightly.
Dolman
Law Group
800 North Belcher Road
Clearwater, FL 33765
727-451-6900
http://www.dolmanlaw.com/practice-area/brain-injury/
