The pathogenesis of progressive cavitation of the spinal cord.
It has been suggested that the pathogenesis of cord cavitation is multifactorial, but that there may be a common mechanism, if not for their actual cause then at least for the increase in size. A case is discussed in which the location of the cavitation suggested the cause was chronic ischemia of vascular origin.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology