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Published on: May 19, 2020
Syringomyelia and syringobulbia following tuberculous meningitis
1Department of Neurology, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon, London, UK.
Abstract:
Tuberculous meningitis may rarely be followed by the development of a syrinx even after apparently successful chemotherapy. There are only six previously reported cases of this unusual complication; these are reviewed. A case is described of syringomyelia which developed 1 year after TBM. One year later magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated not only the spontaneous resolution of the syringomyelia but also the appearance of a new cavity within the brain stem. This surprising sequence of events illustrates the need for extensive studies of the natural history of syrinxes of differing aetiologies.
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