Syringomyelia A Disorder of CSF Circulation /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Flint, Graham (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Rusbridge, Clare (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Neuroradiology.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Orthopedics.; Rehabilitation medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Rehabilitation Medicine.

Syringomelia is a relatively rare clinical entity in which fluid-filled cavities develop within the spinal cord. Although modern imaging technologies usually permit an accurate diagnosis at an early stage, syringomyelia remains an enigmatic condition that continues to fascinate neurosurgeons, neurol...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Historical aspects
• Epidemiology
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Developmental Anatomy
• Genetics of Chiari malformation and syringomyelia
• The Filling Mechanism
• Mathematical modelling
• Clinical presentation
• Diagnostic Investigations
• Hindbrain Related Syringomyelia
• Post-traumatic and post-inflammatory syringomyelia
• Idiopathic syringomyelia
• Paediatric perspectives
• Veterinary Aspects
• Pregnancy
• Pain management
• The Biochemistry of Syringomyelia
• Patient perspectives
• Medico-legal aspects
• Nomenclature
• History of the imaging of syringomyelia
• Syrinx in Art
• Historical vignettes
• Useful contacts.