title: Spontaneous syringomyelia resolution at an adult Chiari type 1 malformation.
abstract: We present a 41-year-old man with Chiari type 1 malformation and cervical syringomyelia. Although the tonsillar herniation persisted, his syringomyelia was almost completely resolved during an eleven-year time period without surgery.
authors.affiliation: Gaziosmanpasa Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi, Tokat, Turkey. ersaymd@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fatih Ersay
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Deniz
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oksüz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000473:pathology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors