Abstract

A REVIEW ON SYRINGOMYELIA

Ch. Keerthana*, Dr. M. Sreenivasulu and Dr. Y. Prapurna Chandra

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Abstract

Syringomyelia classically presents as a bilateral sensory loss of the dissociated type, including the loss of pain and temperature with the preservation of fine touch, vibratory sensation, and proprioception in the shoulder, arm, and hand. Eventually, weakness of the legs, muscle wasting, and ataxia can also be seen due to the involvement of the corticospinal tracts and the posterior columns of the spinal cord. We present the case of a 64-year-old patient with an atypical presentation of post- traumatic syringomyelia. This atypical presentation included a unilateral sensory loss of fine touch, pain, and temperature in the shoulder, arm, and hand which was of the non-dissociated type with no weakness, muscular atrophy, loss of vibratory sensation, or proprioception. Syringomyelia is a chronic, progressive disease of the spinal cord. Syringomyelia is an etiologically diverse affliction caused by disturbance of normal cerebro spinal fluid flow dynamics. Lesions are characterized by the formation of tubular cavities in the gray matter of the spinal cord and gliosis; however, the aetiology is unknown and treatment methods differ. Many existing studies have focused on the relationship between other diseases and syringomyelia. There is a lack of comprehensive and objective reports on the research status of syringomyelia. Therefore, this study aimed to conduct a bibliometric analysis to quantify studies on Syringomyelia and trending issues in the last 20 years. In the pre-MR era syringomyelia often presented late, as a crippling neurological disorder.

Keywords: Syringomyelia, Treatment, Cerebrospinal Fluid.