Plagued with what appeared to be migraine headaches for more than 20 years, Viano's headaches used to force her to come home from work and go straight to bed. Dr. Rhamsis Ghaly, neurosurgeon with CINN at Silver Cross, shows Jan Viano where he performed surgery on her brain to cure Viano's migraine-like headaches. In fact, now that I've been cured, my daughter told me she couldn't remember much about her childhood except me coming home from work and going to bed. The cure Viano is enjoying is the result of a correct diagnosis of her condition and some surgery performed by Dr. Rhamsis Ghaly. CINN is on of the nation's leading facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of brain and back disorders.
Many patients think they have to suffer from migraines and often can be cured with treatment.
Instead of migraine headache, Viano was found to have Type I Chiari malformation where the back part of her brain is lower than normal and is being pressured against the small bone space. Patients with Type II Chiari malformation have symptoms in childhood and their conditions are more severe. Viano began having the intense headaches when she was 16 years old. She went to a number of physicians and clinics seeking relief. The headache had become worse with decreased hearing, spinning ringing in her ears, loss of balance, dizziness, facial pain and pain in her arms, numbness and heaviness in the spine, and blurry vision, which brought her to Dr. Ghaly.