Syringomyelia in scoliotic patients.
Two patients with a congenital or juvenile scoliosis and syringomyelia are described. The first subjective neurological symptoms appeared when the patients were teenagers, but syringomyelia was not diagnosed until the ages of 22 and 34, after the rapid progression of the symptoms. For successful surgical treatment of scoliosis or syringomyelia, a thorough radiological examination is emphasized in scoliotic patients with minimal neurological symptoms.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery