Presyrinx Associated with Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus Successfully Treated by Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
10.13004/kjnt.2019.15.e22
- Author:
Jong Ho HA
1
;
Sun Chul HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea. sunchulh@schmc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Presyrinx;
Syringomyelia;
Hydrocephalus;
Arnold-Chiari malformation
- MeSH:
Adult;
Arnold-Chiari Malformation;
Cervical Cord;
Craniocerebral Trauma;
Diplopia;
Dizziness;
Female;
Headache;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Palatine Tonsil;
Recurrence;
Spinal Cord;
Syringomyelia;
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- From:Korean Journal of Neurotrauma
2019;15(2):187-191
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Presyrinx consists of reversible spinal cord swelling without frank cavitation, as observed on T2 weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The condition may evolve into syringomyelia, but timely surgical interventions have achieved meaningful results. Here, we report the case of a 27-year-old woman who presented with headache, dizziness, and diplopia 2 months after suffering a mild head trauma. On MRI, hydrocephalus, downward herniation of the cerebellar tonsil, and a diffuse high signal change in the cervical spinal cord were detected. After insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, her neurological symptoms resolved, and she has had no signs of presyrinx recurrence for >4 years.