title: Syringomyelia: a retrospective study. Part I: Clinical features.
abstract: We performed a retrospective study of 62 patients with syringomyelia. Most noteworthy among the clinical features in our patient population are the following: segmental sensory disturbances are usually less restrictive than the classical thermoanalgesia, pain is a presenting symptom in almost 50% of cases, and skeletal abnormalities of the "status dysraphicus" are very common. The different hypotheses about the pathogenesis are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van den Bergh
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hoorens
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Van Calenbergh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012677:Sensation; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology