Items Tagged ‘syrinx’
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Feldstein Speaks about Chiari Malformations at CNS Meeting
Dr. Neil Feldstein from the Pediatric Neurosurgery Center recently spoke at the Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He was part of a panel of presenters on Surgical Management of Chiari and Syringomyelia. In particular he spoke about the management of Chiari I Malformations...
Posted on Oct 28, 2010 by Department Author In Brain Tumor News, Chiari Malformations, News, Pediatric Neurosurgery News, Pediatrics, Presentation, Spine -
Syringomyelia ("Syrinx")
Also known as syringomyelia and hydromyelia are commonly known as syrinx. Essentially, a syrinx is a fluid collection in the spinal cord. There are many causes of this such as hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation, trauma, tethered spinal cord, tumor and a very large number without any clear cause, the...
