Syringomyelia and pregnancy-case report.
The course of a pregnancy in a woman with syringomyelia is presented. She was first admitted at 28 weeks' gestation suffering neurologic symptoms associated with a spinal cord injury, which had happened in the past. The disease was diagnosed with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Delivery was accomplished by elective caesarean section under general anaesthesia at 37 weeks, in order to avoid straining during the second stage of an imminent labour.
Daskalakis
G J
GJ
First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandra Maternity Hospital, University of Athens, 80 Vas. Sofias Ave., Athens 115 28, Greece.
Katsetos
C N
CN
Papageorgiou
I S
IS
Antsaklis
A J
AJ
Vogas
E K
EK
Grivachevski
V I
VI
Michalas
S K
SK
D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal