
Syringomyelia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年3月20日 · Syringomyelia (sih-ring-go-my-E-lee-uh) is the development of a fluid-filled cyst within the spinal cord. The cyst, which is sometimes called a syrinx, can grow larger over time. When it does, it can damage the spinal cord and cause pain, weakness and stiffness. Syringomyelia has several possible causes.
Syrinx of the Spinal Cord or Brain Stem - The Merck Manuals
A syrinx is a fluid-filled cavity within the spinal cord (syringomyelia) or brain stem (syringobulbia). Predisposing factors include craniocervical junction abnormalities, previous spinal cord trauma, and spinal cord tumors.
Syringomyelia: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Syringomyelia is a condition in which a fluid-filled cyst called a syrinx forms within your spinal cord. The syrinx can get bigger and elongate over time, resulting in damage to your spinal cord and compression and injury of the nerve fibers that carry information from your brain to the rest of your body and vice versa.
What is a Syrinx? | Barrow Neurological Institute Spine Program
A syrinx forms when cerebrospinal fluid—the fluid that surrounds and cushions the brain and spinal cord—accumulates within the spinal cord itself. A number of medical conditions can obstruct the normal flow of cerebrospinal fluid, causing the redirection of …
Syringomyelia - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
2024年9月23日 · Syringomyelia is a neurological disorder in which a fluid-filled cyst (syrinx) forms within the spinal cord. The syrinx can get big enough to damage the spinal cord and compress and injure the nerve fibers that carry information to and from the brain to the body.
Syringomyelia - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2019年10月15日 · Syringomyelia is a condition characterized by abnormal cerebrospinal fluid circulation, leading to the formation of fluid-filled cavities (syrinx) within the spinal cord parenchyma or central canal. This condition is often associated with Chiari malformation type 1 (CM-1) but can also result from various factors such as spinal cord tumors ...
Syringomyelia: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment - WebMD
2024年12月17日 · Syringomyelia is a long-term condition that causes fluid-filled cysts, which doctors call “syrinx,” to form inside your spinal cord. You may also hear it called hydromyelia,...
Spinal Syrinx | Spine Center - OHSU
Spinal syrinx is a fluid-filled cyst inside the spinal cord. Other names for spinal syrinx are syringomyelia, hydromyelia and Morvan disease. This type of cyst can expand during adolescence or the young adult years, damaging or destroying part of the spinal cord.
Syrinx of the Spinal Cord or Brain Stem
A syrinx is a fluid-filled cavity that develops in the spinal cord (called syringomyelia), in the brain stem (called syringobulbia), or in both. Symptoms | Diagnosis |
Syringomyelia - Columbia Neurosurgery in New York City
Syringomyelia is a condition in which a syrinx (a cyst, or collection of fluid) forms in the spinal cord. The fluid inside the syrinx is called cerebrospinal fluid. Normally, cerebrospinal fluid flows around the outside of the brain and spinal cord, bathing, and cushioning them.