Surgical Treatment of Syringomyelia Secondary to Tuberculous Meningitis: Report of 4 Cases.
- Author:
Beum Ju JANG
1
;
Eunshin HAAH
;
Moon Pyo CHI
;
Jae O KIM
;
Jung Chul KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Korea Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Tuberculous meningitis;
Syringomyelia;
Syringoperitoneal shunt;
Syringosubarachnoid shunt
- MeSH:
Extremities;
Humans;
Lower Extremity;
Sensation;
Syringomyelia*;
Tuberculosis, Meningeal*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1996;25(9):1905-1909
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors report our recent experience with 4 cases of syringomyelia that had developed secondary to tuberculous meningitis. Three cases of syringomyelia were treated by syringoperitoneal shunt and 1 case, by syringosubarachnoid shunt. Postoperatively, upper and lower extremity pain that had persisted in all the patients was relieved in all the patients, but improvement in limb sensation was noted in only 1 case. Improvement in limb motor power was noted in 3 cases. The clinical presentation, surgical consideration, and pathogenesis of syringomyelia is discussed together with a review of the literature.
