My 11 year old son was recently diagnosed with Chiari malformation. Can this be related to his dyslexia and learning difficulties? He has had migraines since he was in pre-school and medication seems to decrease the frequency but can these migraines be cause from the CM?
The Chiara malformation is a problem of the brain-stem and not directly related to higher brain functions. I would suggest that he be evaluated separately to first rule out raised intracranial pressure due to any fluid collection in his brain. If that is present, it can produce an effect on the whole brains function, including disordered functioning of the intellectual areas of the brain, viz, the forebrain.