Turkish Neurosurgery 2009 , Vol 19 , Num 1
Spontaneous Syringomyelia Resolution at an Adult Chiari Type 1 Malformation
Fatih Ersay DENİZ, Erol ÖKSÜZ
Gaziosmanpasa Universitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi, Tokat, Turkey We present a 41-year-old man with Chiari type 1 malformation and cervical syringomyelia. Although the tonsillar herniation persisted, his syringomyelia was almost completely resolved during an eleven-year time period without surgery. Keywords : Chiari type 1 malformation, Syringomyelia, Treatment, Pathogenesis
Corresponding author : Fatih Ersay Deniz, ersaymd@yahoo.com