title: [Discordant syringomyelia twins in familial syringomyelia].
abstract: A case is reported of a pair of monozygous twins who were discordant for and their syringomyelia, and whose brother also suffered from this disease. On the basis of this extraordinarily rare constellation, the role of heredity and the possible importance of environmental factors in the manifestation of syringomyelia are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000294:innervation; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic
vernacular_title: Diskordante Syringomyelie-Zwillinge bei familiärer Syringomyelie.