Resolution of isolated syringomyelia after treatment of cervical disc herniation: Association or coincidence?

YAMAN M. E., Eylen A., Ayberk G.

BRATISLAVA MEDICAL JOURNAL-BRATISLAVSKE LEKARSKE LISTY, vol.113, no.8, pp.500-502, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 113 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.4149/bll_2012_111
  • Journal Name: BRATISLAVA MEDICAL JOURNAL-BRATISLAVSKE LEKARSKE LISTY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.500-502
  • Keywords: cervical disc herniation, cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics, syringomyelia, syrinx resolution, mechanism, CHIARI MALFORMATION, SYRINX, ARACHNOIDITIS, SURGERY
  • Gazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Syringomyelia is a fluid-filled tubular cavity within the spinal cord. The exact pathophysiology of syringomyelia remains complex and uncertain.