Syringomyelia: A Complication of an Underlying Pathology
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UNLABELLED Patients with syringomyelia may have diverse etiology and experience a variety of symptoms. This report describes two cases of syringomyelia in patients with different profiles, presentations and pathomechanisms. KEYWORDS Syrigomyelia; Syrinx; Arachnoid cyst; Arnold-Chiari.
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