title: MRI follow-up in syringomyelia. Observations from twelve cases.
abstract: In 12 patients syringomyelia was diagnosed using MRI. The underlying cause was a hindbrain hernia in 8 patients, a posterior fossa cyst in one case, and in 3 patients the underlying cause remained unknown. Syringo-subarachnoid shunting in 8 patients failed to decrease pain and the size of the syrinx, motor lesion and gait disturbance in the majority of patients. A cysto-peritoneal shunt in the patient with a posterior fossa cyst and a syringo-peritoneal shunt resulted in a decreasing syrinx and clinical improvement.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Universität, Köln, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Firsching
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sanker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt