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Spontaneous resolution of a Chiari I malformation associated syringomyelia in one child

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A child with complete spontaneous resolution of a Chiari I malformation associated Syringomyelia without surgical intervention is presented. The child was followed clinically by serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and remains neurologically stable after 8-years of follow-up. To our knowledge, only 6 pediatric cases with spontaneous resolution of a spinal cord syrinx documented by MRI without surgical intervention have been reported. This case is of interest in the light of the postulated theories to explain spontaneous resolution of syringomyelia.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain

    A. Guillen & J. M. Costa

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Guillen, A., Costa, J. Spontaneous resolution of a Chiari I malformation associated syringomyelia in one child. Acta Neurochir 146, 187–191 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-003-0177-0

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