Can Chiari kill you? My mom s already had around 20 ministrokes (don t remember the exact number) and she has, among things, Chiari Malformation 1, a-fib, and diabetes. Could Chiari have caused her ministrokes? Other than surgery, is there a way they can make her Chiari better? What can I do, as her adult daughter who doesn t live near her, to help her with this?

Summarized question: How serious is chiari malformation?