Henley's MRI images

Here are the MRI images from Henley's surgery. The left picture is before they made the incision, the right picture is while they are in the middle of the surgery.from Henley's surgery. The left picture is before they made the incision, the right picture is while they are in the middle of the surgery.

 In the left picture you can see where there is a large amount of white at the base of her skull. From what we understand, this is the occipital bone that they removed (as seen missing in the lower picture) and then they thinned out the dura (covering of the brain)  so that her brain would have more space to move around. Because the surgery is in progress at this point you can see the extra space that was made, but can not fully see the way the brain will sit after everything is closed up. Notice the black spot on the right picture. This is where the back part of her head is open. Disturbing, I know. I am excited to get another MRI in 5 months to see how this all looks once it is settled down inside of her head.