Syringomyelia and syringobulbia following tuberculous meningitis.
Tuberculous meningitis may rarely be followed by the development of a syrinx even after apparently successful chemotherapy. There are only six previously reported cases of this unusual complication; these are reviewed. A case is described of syringomyelia which developed 1 year after TBM. One year later magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated not only the spontaneous resolution of the syringomyelia but also the appearance of a new cavity within the brain stem. This surprising sequence of events illustrates the need for extensive studies of the natural history of syrinxes of differing aetiologies.
Department of Neurology, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon, London, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications*; D006113:United Kingdom