Saving Hannah's brain: Correcting Chiari malformation
When medications didn't help, doctors at the Colorado Chiari Institute performed decompression surgery.
November 14, 2023
It took two years until Hannah Jane was diagnosed with a Chiari malformation — part of her brain extends out of the skull and into the spinal cord.
“It tends to block the flow of spinal fluid, up and down, between the compartment of the head and the spinal column,” explains Neurosurgeon at the Colorado Chiari Institute, Colin Buchanan, MD.
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Published:
November 14, 2023
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Colorado Chiari Institute, The Medical Center of Aurora