Hydromyelia complicating Apert's syndrome: a case report.
A 7-year-old boy with Apert's syndrome and hydrocephalus presented with scoliosis and lower extremity weakness. Neuroradiological evaluation demonstrated bony abnormalities involving the foramen magnum and a markedly hydromyelic spinal cord. Clinical improvement followed posterior fossa decompression and a myelotomy on the caudal conus medullaris. A possible role of the craniofacial anomaly in the pathogenesis of the hydromyelia is discussed.
D000168:Acrocephalosyndactylia / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery