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Syringomyelia

CNS Infections>

Mind Map branch: Syringomyelia Syringomyelia 95% Assoc With Arnold-Chiari Malformation Cerebellum Tonsils protrude past foramen Magneum (Occurs in Fetus Development) Causes minute compression of Central Canal CSF Cannot pass Distention of SC and Central Canal Breaks Fibers of Spinothalamic Tract Reults: Loss of pain and temp at shoulder and arms Presents as Cape/Shaw-like Distribution @ C4-T1 Complications Enlargements of area around Shoulder Joint Radio-Opaque ( becomes whiter (can see better) )of Shoulder Absence of Humeral Head No Pain/Arthritis

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Rare Congenital Central Nervous Disease
syrinx = pathological tube-shaped cavity in the brain or spinal cord
Myel = Spinal Cord or Bone Marrow
Syringomyelia = disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid

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