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.
Schon
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Department of Neurology, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon, London, UK.
Bowler
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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