What causes the dreaded Chiari cough headache?
Table of Contents cerebellar tonsils – portion of the cerebellum located at the bottom, so named because of their shape cerebellum – part of the brain located at the bottom of the skull, near the opening to the spinal area; important for muscle control, movement, and balance cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) – clear liquid in the brain and spinal cord, acts as a shock absorberChiari malformation – condition where the cerebellar tonsils are displaced out of the skull area into the spinal area, causing compression of brain tissue and disruption of CSF flow decompression surgery – common term for any of several variations of a surgical procedure to alleviate a Chiari malformation duraplasty – surgical procedure where a patch is sewn into the dura, the covering of the brain and spinal cord foramen magnum – opening at the base of the skull, through which the spinal cord passes intrathecal pressure – pressure of the CSF within the spinal area laminectomy – surgical removal of part (the bony arch) of
