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Grant Alexander Bateman1,2, Alexander Robert Bateman3
1Department of Medical Imaging, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia.
Abstract:
The cause of the cystic dilatation of the cord found in syringomyelia has been a source of conjecture for a considerable time. Recent studies have shown that there is a reduction in craniospinal compliance in both childhood hydrocephalus and multiple sclerosis which leads to venous outflow dilatation. Both diseases are associated with glymphatic outflow obstruction. Venous dilatation will narrow the perivenous glymphatic outflow pathway and lead to an increase in glymphatic outflow resistance. Syringomyelia has been shown to be associated with reduced spinal canal compliance. This paper discusses the possibility that venous dilatation and obstructed glymphatic outflow within the cord may be behind the cystic dilatation found within syringomyelia.
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