title: Familial syringomyelia: a report of four cases.
abstract: The clinical and neurological features of four siblings (2 male, 2 female) affected by syringomyelia are described. A fifth sister was affected by an acoustic neurinoma. Since neither parent showed signs of syringomyelia, this is considered to be a datum substantiating the dysembryogenetic theory of the syringomyelia syndrome.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005539:Foramen Magnum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011011:Pneumoencephalography; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*