Abstract

FLORES HERRERA, Daniela; MORALES COZZI, Carolina  and  LADISLAO FLORES, Alvis. Associated syringomyelia Chiari Malformation type I. Rev Cient Cienc Méd [online]. 2012, vol.15, n.2, pp.49-52. ISSN 1817-7433.

Syringomyelia associated with Chiari I malformation, refers to a cavity in the spinal cord because obstruction of the spinal canal by the displacement of the cerebellar tonsils into the magnum foramen, manifested during 25-40 years, with progressive frames of back pain, cervical pain, uni-bilateral limb pain, loss of sensitivity, depending on the size of the cavity, can compress the spinal cord and generate irreversible injury of the spinal cord. It is reports a case of syringomyelia associated with Chiari I malformation that presents longstanding clinical disorder prior to the diagnosis, characterized by recurrent back pain treated just with diclofenac and B complex, thinking as a in muscle problem. Diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and the treatment was a posterior fossa decompression; a year after the surgery treatment a second control MRI scan was performed with absent of syringomyelia.

Keywords : Syringomyelia; Chiari malformation type I; back pain.

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