Posttraumatic syringomyelia

Abstract
The 9th case of post-traumatic syringomyelia with postmortem confirmation in a human is presented. Onset of symptoms occurred 19 yr after the original trauma. A review of the literature with a discussion of postulated mechanisms of syrinx distention follows. The present case differs from previously reported postmortem cases in that there was communication through the medullary parenchyma with the 4th ventricle.