title: Paraparesis secondary to expansion of cervical syrinx: an unusual presentation of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt malfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beswick
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: St George
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Solanki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000209:etiology*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*