Background: Despite several hypotheses, our understanding of syringomyelia’s pathophysiology remains limited. The hypothesis proposed by Oldfield et al. suggests that piston-like movement the cerebellar tonsils propels cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into syrinx via spinal perivascular space. However, a significant question unanswered: how does CSF enter and stay in syrinx...

Syringomyelia is characterised by progressive abnormal CSF accumulation in the spinal cord. It causes dissociated suspended anaesthesia affecting pain and temperature sensation predominantly in the upper limbs. Etiology is unclear. There are many theories proposed but the accepted fact is that it is a manifestation of an underlying pathology rather than being a disease itself. Treatment of the ...

We describe a simple, computationally light, real-time system for tracking the lower face and extracting information about the shape of the open mouth from a video sequence. The system allows unencumbered control of audio synthesis modules by action of the mouth. We report work in progress to use the mouth controller to interact with a physical model of sound production by the avian syrinx.

We present the first report of a patient with atypical hemifacial microsomia (HFM) and unilateral aplasia of the floor of the middle cranial fossa, glenoid fossa, and portions of her posterior fossa. The patient also developed a Chiari I malformation with cervical syrinx over a 3-year interval. This case report highlights the critical role of imaging in revealing serious, but clinically occult,...

Q3: What relevant investigations would you request? Routine blood analysis including erythrocyte sedimentation rate, thyroid function tests, and B12; lateral cervical spine radiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of cervical spine. This woman’s MRI scans (see figs 1 and 2) revealed a dilated syrinx extending from C2–T3 with characteristic septation in the lower cervical region. There w...

Chiari malformation (CM) is one of the most common malformations central nervous system. It may be seen with syringomyelia, hydrocephalia and associated pathologies. We described an uncommon clinical presentation CM in this paper. report a case 45 years old male patient consulted to our outpatient clinic claw hand deformity who had misdiagnosed as ulnar entrapment neuropathy undergone transposi...