Co-Occurrence of Syringomyelia and Hydrocephalus in a Patient Without Chiari Malformation in Her 50's.
- Author:
Kyunghun KANG
1
;
Ji Hye SEO
;
Sung Kyoo HWANG
;
Ho Won LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. neuromd@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Syringomyelia;
Hydrocephalus;
Aged person
- MeSH:
Aged;
Cerebral Ventricles;
Dilatation;
Female;
Gait;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus;
Spinal Cord;
Syringomyelia;
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2013;31(2):125-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Syringomyelia rarely accompanies hydrocephalus in the aged person except for the cases with a typical Chiari malformation. A 59-year-old woman developed progressive generalized weakness and gait disturbance for 9 years. MRI demonstrated marked enlargement of the cerebral ventricles and the longitudinal dilatation of central canal involving the entire spinal cord, whereas a typical Chiari malformation was absent. She was successfully treated by ventriculoperitoneal shunting. We report a hydrocephalic patient in her 50's accompanied by syringomyelia without a typical Chiari malformation.
