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What is a syrinx of the distal cord?
a syrinx is a pathology that looks like a splitting of the spinal cord. but really its a fluid filled cavity in the spinal cord.
Your MRI showed you have a syrinx in the distal end of your spinal cord what does that mean?
Syringomyelia is a disorder in which a cyst forms within the spinal cord. This cyst aka syrinx expands over time, destroying a portion of the spinal cord from its center and expanding outward.
What is syringomyelia?
Syringomyelia is a disorder where a cyst forms inside the spinal cord. This cyst, called a syrinx, grows over time, destroying a portion of the spinal cord from its center and expands outward
What is a syrinx?
A syrinx is a fluid-filled cavity within the spinal cord or in the brain stem.Alternatively, it is another name for a set of panpipes, or a narrow channel cut into rock, especially that of ancient Egyptian tombs.
What is syringohydromyelia?
Sometimes CSF (Cerebral Spinal Fluid) is squeezed downward, forced into the spinal cord itself where this fluid does not belong, creating the long blister-like syrinx of syringomyelia [Ed Note: the actual mechanism underlying syrinx formation is not well understood]. Occasionally, the syrinx will form in the central canal of the cord, causing a dilation of the canal known as hydromyelia. The combination of both of these is sometimes termed syringohydromyelia.
What is the spinal condition where spinal cord grows and tightens the spinal cord?
Tethered Spinal Cord is a condition where the spinal cord is attached to the spinal column and that causes the cord to become stretched.
Is there a medical treatment for polio?
There is no medical treatment for polio. Once the spinal cord is damaged, it cannot be repaired.
Which is the correct spelling-spinal chord or spinal cord?
spinal cord
What other conditions can be diagnosed using myelography?
to evaluate the spinal cord and nerve roots for suspected compression. Pressure on these delicate structures causes pain or other symptoms. A myelogram is performed when precise detail about the spinal cord is needed to make a definitive diagnosis.
How is syringomyelia treated?
Treatment, usually surgery, is aimed at stopping the progression of spinal cord damage and maximizing functioning. Surgical procedures are often performed if there is an identifiable mass compressing the spinal cord.
What does spinal cord mean?
What does spinal cord mean?
What is simile to a spinal cord?
As Stern as a spinal cord
