[Comparison of clinical findings and nuclear magnetic resonance tomography in syringohydromyelia and intramedullary tumors].
Magnetic resonance imaging allowed a distinct differentiation between syringohydromyelia (9 patients) and intramedullary tumour (2 patients). In syringohydromyelia the morphological evaluation showed a greater extension of the cavitation, especially in the caudal direction, than the estimation according to clinical findings. Tumours were visualised indirectly by changing the physiological shape of the spinal cord; therefore, small parts were not recognisable on magnetic resonance images but detected by the corresponding clinical symptoms. Clinical and morphological data were complementary and both necessary for a comprehensive appreciation of the pathological process.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis*
Gegenüberstellung von klinischem Befund und Kernspintomogramm bei Syringohydromyelie und intramedullären Tumoren.