Abstract
Syringomyelia is a chronic disorder of the spinal cord which describes a slowly expanding intramedullary cyst. The syrinx contains clear fluid which appears to be indistinguishable from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or extracellular fluid (ECF).
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Klekamp, J. (2010). Syringomyelia. In: Lumenta, C., Di Rocco, C., Haase, J., Mooij, J. (eds) Neurosurgery. European Manual of Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79565-0_17
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