title: Cesarean delivery in a parturient with syringomyelia and worsening neurological symptoms.
abstract: A parturient presented at 35 weeks' gestation with worsening neurological symptoms caused by syringomyelia. She underwent urgent cesarean delivery. The etiology and anesthetic considerations for an obstetrical patient with syringomyelia are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 12519, USA.
authors.forename: Janel L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Ghassan K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Bejjani
authors.forename: Manuel C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Vallejo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology