Chiari I malformation, syringomyelia and liver disease: An unusual resolution with implications for clinical practice

[...]increase in the size of the foramen magnum and/or posterior fossa removes the obstruction of CSF flow, preventing the development of a pressure gradient between the syrinx and spinal subarachnoid CSF. [...]the traumatic development of a communication between the syrinx and the spinal subarachno...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2012-07, Vol.114 (6), p.686-688
Hauptverfasser:	Gauge, N, Zebian, B, Hoey, A, Bassi, S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arnold-Chiari Malformation - complications Arnold-Chiari Malformation - pathology Arnold-Chiari Malformation - therapy Aspartate Aminotransferases - blood Biological and medical sciences Brain - pathology Chiari malformation CNS edema Decompression, Surgical Disease Family medical history Female Headache - etiology Hepatitis Hepatitis C - complications Hepatitis C - pathology Hepatitis C - therapy Hepatology Humans Liver cirrhosis Liver disease Liver diseases Liver Function Tests Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Middle Aged Neurology Neurosurgery Neurosurgical Procedures Spinal cord Spine - pathology Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Syringomyelia Syringomyelia - complications Syringomyelia - pathology Syringomyelia - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	[...]increase in the size of the foramen magnum and/or posterior fossa removes the obstruction of CSF flow, preventing the development of a pressure gradient between the syrinx and spinal subarachnoid CSF. [...]the traumatic development of a communication between the syrinx and the spinal subarachnoid CSF allows the syrinx to drain into the spinal subarachnoid space [4].
ISSN:	0303-8467 1872-6968
DOI:	10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.11.004