title: Spontaneous collapse of posttraumatic syringomyelia: serial magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Birbamer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Buchberger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Felber
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Posch
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Russegger
mesh_terms: 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*