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Learning Chiari from CSI: Las Vegas Season 10

No Comments | Posted in Malfunction at May 13th, 2010

Yesterday I watched CSI: Las Vegas season 10 which gave me special episode that has correlation with unique diseases or malfunction which I have not heard before. What is the malfunction called? It is called as Chiari malfunction or in the long description we can call this malfunction as Arnold-Chiari malformation. What is the malfunction means? It is a malformation of the brain, the center of neural system so it is very important to prevent any damage that could harm our brain. This malfunction consists of a downward displacement of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum, sometimes causing hydrocephalus, head filled with too much liquid such as water,  as a result of obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outflow. The cerebrospinal fluid outflow is caused by phase difference in outflow and influx of blood in the vascular of the brain. It is serious disease because it can cause many symptoms. This malfunction  can cause headaches, fatigue, muscle weakness in the head and face, difficulty swallowing, dizziness, nausea, impaired coordination, and, in severe cases, paralysis. In the movie I have watched, the victim is suddenly dead with too much liquid inside because he got dislocation in the neck after the race. After watching that movie I have got new information about this chiari malfunction so watching movie is not only for fun, in case of this, I can learn about new thing. How about you?