BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Alteration of CSF flow has been proposed to be an important mechanism leading to the development of syringomyelia. We hypothesize that a "presyrinx" condition attributable to a potentially reversible alteration in normal CSF flow exists and that its appearance may be caused by variations in the competence of the central canal of the spinal cord. METHODS Five patients wi...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the symptomatic outcome after PFD (Posterior Fossa Decompression) with duraplasty in Chiari-1 malformations. STUDY DESIGN Case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Neurosurgery, JPMC, Karachi, from July 2008 to September 2012. METHODOLOGY This included 21 patients of Chiari 1 malformations admitted in department through OPD with clinical features of head...

We report three cases of neuropathic arthropathy secondary to syringomyelia. In two cases both the shoulder and elbow were involved. In the third case only involvement of the elbow was observed.

History of present condition.?He at first noticed one day on the thenar eminence of the right hand one small papule which rapidly enlarged into a vesicle and in three or four days' time burst leaving a raw ulcerated surface which healed up spontaneously after about a fortnight. The vesicle and the ulcer so formed were practically painless and devoid of sensation. Another vesiclc appeared on the...