It is well over 50% of spinal cord injury who develop a syrinx, some with in a month of injury some many years and then others ... never. Bobbie
"You must fail in order to succeed" > On Jan 22, 2017, at 8:02 PM, Lori Michaelson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, I have known for years that 3 to 4% of persons with traumatic spinal > cord injuries get posttraumatic syndrome syringomyelia and I fell into that > 3% with severe symptoms whereby I had to quit work. > > Those "others" are able-bodied people who developed a form of syringomyelia > called Chiari Malformation. Even though vastly different they have the same > type of "syrinx." > > It is similar in that a Chiari Malformation it is an abnormal collection of > CSF [cerebral spinal fluid] in the spinal cord (syrinx) and is also confirmed > by cine MRI and causes severe or worsening symptoms. > > ~Lori > >> On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 10:45 PM, Aaron Mann <[email protected]> wrote: >> More info: "Approximately 3-4% of persons with traumatic SCI develop >> clinically symptomatic PTS. A larger percentage of persons have clinically >> silent syrinx cavities diagnosed by imaging techniques." >> >> http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/322348-overview >> > > > > -- > "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and > heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean > Koontz
