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Syringomyelia and syringobulbia following tuberculous meningitis

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Tuberculous meningitis may rarely be followed by the development of a syrinx even after apparently successful chemotherapy. There are only six previously reported cases of this unusual complication; these are reviewed. A case is described of syringomyelia which developed 1 year after TBM. One year later magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated not only the spontaneous resolution of the syringomyelia but also the appearance of a new cavity within the brain stem. This surprising sequence of events illustrates the need for extensive studies of the natural history of syrinxes of differing aetiologies.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Copse Hill, Wimbledon, SW20 0NE, London, UK

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Schon, F., Bowler, J.V. Syringomyelia and syringobulbia following tuberculous meningitis. J Neurol 237, 122–123 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00314677

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