Isolated thoracic syrinx in children with Chiari I malformation.

Benjamin C KennedyKathleen M KellyRichard C E AndersonNeil A Feldstein

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2016)

Isolated thoracic syrinx is an uncommon but clinically significant finding in children with CMI. Our data demonstrate that the presence of a CMI-related thoracic syrinx cannot be reliably predicted clinically and is therefore likely to be missed in patients who do not undergo complete spinal cord imaging. MRI of the entire spinal cord should be considered for all children undergoing initial evaluation for CMI.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
young adults
spinal cord injury
neuropathic pain
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
contrast enhanced
photodynamic therapy
deep learning
data analysis