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Multiple sclerosis and non‐communicating syringomyelia: a casual association or linked diseases?
Author(s) -
Solaro C.,
Uccelli A.,
Gentile R.,
Lentino C.,
Mancardi G. L.,
Primavera A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1999.tb00393.x
Subject(s) - syringomyelia , medicine , multiple sclerosis , asymptomatic , magnetic resonance imaging , spinal cord , syrinx (medicine) , pathology , radiology , psychiatry
Non‐communicating syringomyelia (NCS) can be associated with different disease processes such as arachnoidytis, trauma or tumor. Approximately 12 cases, documented radiographically, of the association of non‐communicating syringomyelia and multiple sclerosis (MS) have been described but their relationship remains obscure. In 3 patients with laboratory supported MS spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a central cystic cavity. In 2 patients lesions on the spinal cord above the cavity were demonstrated. At 3‐year follow‐up in 1 patient, no change in the cavity was detected. Although 3 cases are insufficient for providing a definitive conclusion on the relationship between these two diseases, we suggest that demyelinating lesions have to be regarded as possible causes of spinal, asymptomatic cavities.