title: [Syringomyelia from the neurosurgical viewpoint].
abstract: Indications for, and methods of, surgical treatment in patients with syringomyelia are described. In 16 patients a syringomyelic cavity was drained. Clinical, radiological and operative findings and results are reported and discussed. In six of twelve patients followed up, progressive deterioration was arrested by operation and two patients improved.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Essen.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wiedemayer
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Nau
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Reinhardt
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gerhard
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grote
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Syringomyelie aus neurochirurgischer Sicht.