R.I. DAVLETSHINA¹, E.G. MENDELEVICH²

 ¹Republic Clinical Hospital, Kazan

²Kazan State Medical University, Kazan

 Contact details:

Davletshina R.I. — PhD (Medicine), neurologist of the Neurology Department No. 1

Address: 138 Orenburgskiy tract, Kazan, Russian Federation, 420064, tel.: +7 (843) 231-21-02, 7-987-264-46-68, e-mail: rez-davletshina@yandex.ru

Syringomyelia is a chronic disease of the spinal cord with the formation of cavities. Before the era of MRI, various forms of syringomyelia were distinguished: cervical, cervical-thoracic, lumbar and lumbosacral forms. Typical symptoms of syringomyelia develop in the hands and are associated with cervical-thoracic localization of the cavity. A rare variant of the clinical distribution of symptoms is their development in the legs, which has traditionally been associated with the lumbosacral form of syringomyelia and the presence of a localized cavity in this area. The results of a study of 140 patients with syringomyelia are presented, among whom 11.4% of neurological symptoms debuted in the legs. The analysis of neurological and neuroimaging parameters of patients with the alleged lumbosacral form of syringomyelia showed a variety of neurological symptoms in the legs, as well as different types and localization of cavities.

Key words: syringomyelia, lumbosacral form, MRI, Chiari malformation.

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