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Communicating Syringomyelia.

Hiroshi Yokota¹, Ryo Tamaki¹, Tadashi Sugimoto¹

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.

World Neurosurgery

|May 21, 2020

Summary

Communicating syringomyelia can occur in patients with hydrocephalus, often linked to the fourth ventricle. A new shunt helped collapse the syrinx, but clinical improvement was not observed in this case.

Keywords:

Communicating syringomyelia Hydrocephalus Shunt malfunction Syringomyelia Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

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Area of Science:

Neurology
Neurosurgery
Radiology

Background:

Communicating syringomyelia is a condition where fluid-filled cavities form within the spinal cord.
It can be associated with hydrocephalus, a condition characterized by excess cerebrospinal fluid in the brain.
Neuroimaging often reveals a connection between the syrinx and the fourth ventricle.

Observation:

A 51-year-old woman with a history of neonatal hydrocephalus and a nonfunctioning cerebrospinal fluid shunt presented with progressive bladder dysfunction and scoliosis.
Neuroimaging showed tetraventricular enlargement and a holocord syrinx.
Phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging and ventriculography confirmed communication between the syrinx and the fourth ventricle via a dilated central canal.

Findings:

A de novo ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed.
The shunt placement resulted in the collapse of the holocord syrinx.
Despite syrinx collapse, no apparent improvement in the patient's clinical symptoms was achieved.

Implications:

Communicating syringomyelia can be a late complication in patients with treated hydrocephalus.
Shunt revision is often effective in managing communicating syringomyelia.
Some cases may necessitate surgical interventions like posterior fossa decompression.