Syringomyelia

1. Front Matter

   Pages II-XII

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2. Classification and Pathology of Syringomyelia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. A Brief History of Syringomyelia

      • Ulrich Batzdorf

      Pages 3-9

   3. Pathology, Classification, and Treatment of Syringomyelia

      • Thomas H. Milhorat, Andrew Fox, D. Roxanne Todor

      Pages 10-30

   4. Age-Related Morphological Change of the Central Canal of the Human Spinal Cord and the Mechanism of Syrinx Formation in Syringomyelia and Hydromyelia

      • Yoshio Hashizume, Keizo Yasui, Mari Yoshida

      Pages 31-39

3. Experimental Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41

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   2. Histological and MRI Study on Experimental Syringomyelia

      • Kazuki Yamamoto, Norihiko Tamaki, Tatsuya Nagashima, Ayumi Takahashi

      Pages 43-48

   3. Histological Evaluation for the Mechanism of Syrinx Formation in the Rat Experimental Model with Injury and Secondary Adhesive Arachnoiditis

      • Junichi Mizuno, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Yoshio Hashizume, Masanori Isobe

      Pages 49-55

   4. Role of Active Cerebrospinal Fluid Transport in Syrinx Formation: An Experimental Study on a Model of Chronic Tonsillar Herniation in Rats

      • Yoshinori Yamazaki, Shigekuni Tachibana, Kiyotaka Fujii

      Pages 56-61

   5. Biomechanical Changes of the Spinal Cord Caused by Chiari I Malformation

      • Tatsuya Nagashima, Kazuki Yamamoto, Ayumi Takahashi, Shogo Tamura, Mitsugu Nakamura, Norihiko Tamaki et al.

      Pages 62-68

   6. Physical Analysis of CSF Dynamics in the Spine

      • Han Soo Chang, Hiroshi Nakagawa

      Pages 69-72

4. Pathophysiology of Syringomyelia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. Hydrodynamics of Syringomyelia

      • Edward H. Oldfield, Hetty L. De Vroom, John D. Heiss

      Pages 75-89

   3. Intraoperative Ultrasonography During Foramen Magnum Decompression for Syringomyelia Associated with Chiari I Malformation

      • Abesh Kumar Bhattacharjee, Norihiko Tamaki, Tatsuya Nagashima, Kazumasa Ehara

      Pages 90-96

   4. Intraoperative Subarachnoid Pressure to Predict the Result of Posterior Decompression in Syringomyelia Associated with Chiari Type I Malformation

      • Motoi Shoda, Shigehiko Kuno, Shinya Nagahisa, Tetsuo Kanno

      Pages 97-101

   5. Quantitative Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow Dynamics in Syringomyelia Associated with Chiari I Malformation

      • Shogo Tamura, Norihiko Tamaki, Mitsugu Nakamura, Tatsuya Nagashima, Junji Kitamura

      Pages 102-106

   6. Deep Pain Loss in Syringomyelia and Other Spinal Cord Lesions

      • Shigekuni Tachibana, Sumito Sato

      Pages 107-112

   7. Some Further Thoughts on the Etiopathology of Syringomyelia and Experience with Surgical Management

      • Pragnesh Bhatt, Venkatachalam Iyer, Windsor Gunawardena, Charles Davis

      Pages 113-117

5. Syringomyelia Associated with Abnormalities of the Craniocervical Junction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119

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   2. Treatment of Syringomyelia Associated with Chiari I Malformation

      • Ulrich Batzdorf

      Pages 121-135

Surgical skill and imaging technology in the field of neurosurgery have developed remarkably during the past decade. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with high­ contrast resolution and multiplanar capabilities, allows for accurate preoperative localization and postoperative assessment of syringomyelia. Recent advances in dynamic MRI techniques have made it possible to evaluate normal and abnormal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow at the foramen magnum, within the syrinx, and in the spinal subarachnoid space, without invasion of the closed CSF system. These developments have yielded substantial information concerning various aspects of syringomyelia. However, many issues related to the pathophysiology and treatment of syringomyelia remain controversial. This book contains the scientific contributions presented at the international sym­ posium "Syringomyelia 2000:' held in Kobe, Japan, June 16-17,2000. The purpose of the symposium was to bring together experts in the fields of neurosurgery, neurol­ ogy, and neuropathology, in order to enhance the level and scope of their knowledge by making them more aware of work done in complementary fields. The contribu­ tions also report on clinical and basic studies pertinent to the topic of the sympo­ sium. This volume thus represents a comprehensive description of the state of the art regarding this disease in the hope that it may help to define comprehensively what is already known and to find new ways toward a better understanding of the patho­ physiology, diagnosis, and treatment of syringomyelia.

• CSF
• MRI
• Neurology
• SPinal Surgery
• Syringomyelia
• neuropathology
• neurosurgery

• Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

  Norihiko Tamaki, Tatsuya Nagashima

• Division of Neurosurgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA

  Ulrich Batzdorf

• Department of Neurosurgery, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital, Kobe, Japan

  Tatsuya Nagashima

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