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Spontaneous resolution of syringomyelia without Chiari malformation - Case report

Ozisik, Pinar Akdemir ; Hazer, Burcu LU orcid ; Ziyal, Ibrahim M. and Ozcan, Osman Ekin (2006) In Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica 46(10). p.512-517
Abstract

A 30-year-old woman presented with a cervical syrinx manifesting as hemihypesthesia. Neuroimaging found no evidence of Chiari malformation or tight cisterna magna. Serial magnetic resonance imaging studies over a 6-year period demonstrated spontaneous and complete resolution of the syrinx accompanied by an asymptomatic clinical course. The natural history of syringomyelia is highly unpredictable. The outcome of surgical treatment for patients with syringomyelia is not always satisfactory, so the indications for surgery are controversial. Spontaneous resolution of syringomyelia unrelated with foramen magnum lesion has various causes. Close follow up of the patient is necessary to monitor for recurrence.

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keywords
Chiari malformation, Spontaneous resolution, Syringobulbia, Syringomyelia
in
Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica
volume
46
issue
10
pages
512 - 517
publisher
Japan Neurosurgical Society
external identifiers
  • scopus:33750520752
  • pmid:17062993
ISSN
0470-8105
DOI
10.2176/nmc.46.512
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English
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  author       = {{Ozisik, Pinar Akdemir and Hazer, Burcu and Ziyal, Ibrahim M. and Ozcan, Osman Ekin}},
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  keywords     = {{Chiari malformation; Spontaneous resolution; Syringobulbia; Syringomyelia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{512--517}},
  publisher    = {{Japan Neurosurgical Society}},
  series       = {{Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica}},
  title        = {{Spontaneous resolution of syringomyelia without Chiari malformation - Case report}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.2176/nmc.46.512}},
  doi          = {{10.2176/nmc.46.512}},
  volume       = {{46}},
  year         = {{2006}},
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