What is the syrinx?
Syrinx is a neurological
disorder in which a fluid field cyst . Syrinx
forms within the spinal ord. The syrinx can geeing big enough to damage the spinal
cord and comprace nerve.
What is the cause of syrinx?
Generally a syrinx
develops when the normal flow of CSF around the spinal cord or lower brain stem
is disturbed.
When syrinx’s
affect the brain stem the condition is called syringobulbia.
Symptoms:-
- Pain
- Progressive weakness in arm and legs
- Stiffness in the back shoulder neck arms or leg
- Headache
- Loss of sensitivity to pain or hot and cold especially in the hands
- Numbness or tingling
- Loss of balance
- Loss of bowel and bladder control
- Problem with sexual function
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| Syrinx in cervical spinal cord |
