Spontaneous resolution and recurrence of a Chiari I malformation and associated syringomyelia. Case report
J C Sun1, P Steinbok, D D Cochrane
1Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
Journal of Neurosurgery
|April 14, 2000
Abstract:
The spontaneous resolution of syringomyelia has been reported infrequently. In patients with Chiari I malformations, resolution of the syringomyelia has sometimes been associated with improvement of their malformation. The authors present a case of spontaneous resolution followed by recurrence of syringomyelia and a corresponding change in the Chiari malformation. This case is of interest in light of the theories postulated to explain spontaneous resolution of syringomyelia.
