Spontaneous collapse of posttraumatic syringomyelia: serial magnetic resonance imaging.
The case of a 30-year-old man with posttraumatic syringomyelia involving the cervical and upper thoracic spine is reported. The patient was followed clinically and with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging over a 3-year period. Spontaneous complete remission of the syrinx-related symptoms correlated with a partial collapse of the syrinx, as proved by serial MR imaging.
Birbamer
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Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Buchberger
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W
Felber
S
S
Posch
A
A
Russegger
L
L
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009128:Muscle Spasticity; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*