title: Syringomyelia associated with Paget disease of the skull.
abstract: A 38-year-old man presented with a rare case of syringomyelia associated with Paget disease of the skull. Syringosubarachnoid (SS) shunting was performed. We speculate that deformation of the skull secondary to Paget disease caused narrowing of the foramen magnum with progressive impairment of the cerebrospinal fluid circulation, which led to syringomyelia and neurological symptoms. SS shunting is safe, effective, and technically simple, so may be a useful initial treatment for syringomyelia associated with Paget disease of the skull.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan. satoshimisuchiru@muc.biglobe.ne.jp
authors: Satoshi
authors: S
authors: Hori
authors: Masanori
authors: M
authors: Kurimoto
authors: Kimiko
authors: K
authors: Umemura
authors: Hideo
authors: H
authors: Hamada
authors: Seiya
authors: S
authors: Nagao
authors: Nakamasa
authors: N
authors: Hayashi
authors: Naoya
authors: N
authors: Kuwayama
authors: Shunro
authors: S
authors: Endo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D005539:Foramen Magnum; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed