Abstract
Post-traumatic syringomyelia is estimated to develop in more than 20% of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). The development can give rise to clinical symptoms 6 months to 26 years after the injury, and presentation 40 years post-injury has been seen by one of the authors.1234 We present an unusual case for comments and discussion.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Spinal Cord |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 10 |
Pages (from-to) | 680-4 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISSN | 1362-4393 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 1999 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Spinal Cord Injuries/pathology
- Syringomyelia/pathology
- Thoracic Vertebrae/pathology