Syringomyelia extending to the basal ganglia. Case report.
A 10-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital with complaints of progressive right hemiparesis and sensory disturbance. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a Chiari Type I malformation and syringomyelia from T-10 to C-1. The syrinx extended from the medulla to the right putamen along the pyramidal tract.
Okada
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Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
Nakagawa
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Y
Hirakawa
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K
D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology; D011699:Putamen / Q000473:pathology; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000473:pathology; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*