Septation in syringomyelia and its possible clinical significance.
A 3-year-old boy with a septated syrinx and several other dysraphic features is presented. The literature regarding the cause, diagnosis, and pathology of septation in syringomyelia is reviewed. This case raises two points. First, the septated pattern may be associated with an elevated pressure in the syrinx. Second, despite the septations, the syrinx may communicate freely.
Division of Neurological Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange.
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery