What is Syringomyelia?
Syringomyelia is a disease in which cavities filled with fluid in the spinal cord. These cavities, or cysts, are full of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and can be detected by scanning by magnetic resonance (MRI). Symptoms of the syringe may include back pain, headaches, loss of feelings in the limbs and temporary or even permanent paralysis. In humans, it is a rare disease, usually occurs only in a fraction of the percentage of the population.
There are two main causes of this disease. This may be either caused by existing abnormality present in the patient's brain, otherwise the disease may result from trauma of some kind, either mechanical or because of infection. In the case of brain abnormality, this usually takes the form of chiar malformation, where part of the brain stands into the backbone channel. When this occurs as a result of chiar malformation, the syringe is sometimes accompanied by hydrocephalus, a condition in which the excess cerebrospinal fluid causes pressure on the brain. The basic cause of this form of the disease may have a hereditary firstEC because there is sometimes observed running in families.
Post -traumatic syringe usually results from damage or infection of the spine. This could be, for example, because of a physical trauma, such as whiteplash from a car accident, damage resulting from a spine tumor, or as a complication of meningitis infection. In this form of the disease, the cyst may develop in a damaged or infected area of the spinal cord and can cause back pain and other symptoms either immediately after injury, or as later development months or even years after the event. Cervical syringe is a variation of this form that can occur after chest injury.
Treatment of a syringe depends on the severity of the disease and the assessment of the doctor how quickly it is progression. In some cases, cysts remain small and stable and conservative treatment such as pain treatment for many years. In other cases, the progression of the disease may be extremeFast and deactivating. Syringomyelia surgery is usually performed by a neurosurgeon. The operation is usually performed to correct the basic state that caused the cyst to appear, and in some cases it is also necessary to drain the liquid from the cyst from healing.