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Syringomyelia
  • Introduction
    • Epidemiology
    • Pathophysiology
    • Clinical Presentation and Natural History
  • Diagnosis and Monitoring
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    • Myelography Enhanced Computed Tomography
    • Virtual Endoscopy by Computer Tomography
    • Ultrasonography
    • Intraoperative Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
  • Management
    • Shunting
    • Untethering
    • Subarachnoid-Subarachnoid Bypass
    • Cordectomy
    • Neural Tissue Transplantation
    • Cellular Therapies
  • Summary
  • References
  • Abbreviations

Management

Medications can be used to manage presenting symptoms but they do not treat the syringomyelia itself. Surgery is only recommended for patients with neurological deterioration or intractable pain (El Masry & Biyani 1996; Klekamp & Samii 2002), although its use is commonly reported in the treatment of syringomyelia in SCI patients.

  • Introduction
    • Epidemiology
    • Pathophysiology
    • Clinical Presentation and Natural History
  • Diagnosis and Monitoring
    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    • Myelography Enhanced Computed Tomography
    • Virtual Endoscopy by Computer Tomography
    • Ultrasonography
    • Intraoperative Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
  • Management
    • Shunting
    • Untethering
    • Subarachnoid-Subarachnoid Bypass
    • Cordectomy
    • Neural Tissue Transplantation
    • Cellular Therapies
  • Summary
  • References
  • Abbreviations
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  • Syringomyelia Module With Tables

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