Publikation

[Adult Syringomyelia - a Syndrome of Different Origins.]

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 08.06.2011

Bereiche
PubMed
DOI

Zitation
Stienen M, Cadosch D, Seule M, Hildebrandt G, Heilbronner R, Gautschi O. [Adult Syringomyelia - a Syndrome of Different Origins.]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2011; 100:715-725.
Art
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Deutsch)
Zeitschrift
Praxis (Bern 1994) 2011; 100
Veröffentlichungsdatum
08.06.2011
ISSN (Druck)
1661-8157
Seiten
715-725
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Syringomyelia describes an intra-medullary cyst in the spinal cord. In the adult patient, the pathology mostly results from Chiari-I-malformation or from severe spinal trauma. The clinical picture varies broadly, but symptoms often include pain and progressive neurologic deficits. During the clinical course, muscular atrophy and loss of pain and temperature sensation may develop in the affected region. Today, magnet resonance imaging helps to detect syringomyelia at an early stage. The interdisciplinary therapeutic approach includes an adequate pain treatment and physiotherapy, in selected cases a surgical intervention by an experienced surgeon. If not treated surgically, most symptomatic patients experience progressive neurologic deficits that may lead to severe paragplegia and chronic neuropathic pain.