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 - 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.
What is a Syrinx? | Barrow Neurological Institute Spine Program
A syrinx is a fluid-filled cyst that is characteristic of syringomyelia and syringobulbia. Syringomyelia describes a syrinx that forms within the spinal cord. Syringobulbia occurs when the cyst extends to involve the brainstem. Syringomyelia usually presents first, but isolated cases of syringobulbia have been documented.
Syrinx (medicine) - Wikipedia
A syrinx is a rare, fluid-filled neuroglial cavity within the spinal cord (syringomyelia), in the brain stem (syringobulbia), or in the nerves of the elbow, usually in a young age. Symptoms usually begin insidiously between adolescence and age 45. Syringomyelia develops in the center of the spinal cord, causing a central cord syndrome.
Syrinx - Wikipedia
Syrinx is the name of one of the main characters in the Night's Dawn Trilogy of space opera novels by British author Peter F. Hamilton. In the trilogy, Syrinx is a member of the transhumanist future society known as Edenism, and serves as the captain of the Oenone, a living starship.
Syringomyelia: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2022年4月20日 · 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.
Syrinx | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org
2024年10月26日 · Syrinx (pl. syringes or syrinxes 7) is the collective name given to hydromyelia, syringomyelia, syringobulbia, syringopontia, syringomesencephaly, and syringocephalus. The use of the general term "syrinx" has grown out of the difficulty in distinguishing between hydromyelia and syringomyelia using imaging modalities.
Syringomyelia - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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 - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2024年3月20日 · To reduce pressure on the brain and spinal cord, surgery options include: Treating Chiari malformation. If syringomyelia is caused by a Chiari malformation, surgery might involve removing a small section of bone at the back of the skull.
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.