title: Neurological improvement following respiratory support in syringomyelia: case report.
abstract: Respiratory failure in syringomyelia has rarely been reported. We report a patient with syringomyelia who showed some neurological improvement after intermittent respiratory support with negative and positive pressure ventilation.
authors: Department of Neurology, Columbia University, New York.
authors: G M
authors: GM
authors: Seliger
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Zackson
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Nichols
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Gold
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Nishimoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009420:Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000628:therapy*; D015919:Ventilators, Negative-Pressure; D014831:Voice