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Hypothesis on the pathophysiology of syringomyelia based on analysis of phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging of Chiari-I malformation patients
2023-08-03
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<h4>Background: </h4> Despite several hypotheses, our understanding of syringomyelia’s pathophysiology remains limited. The hypothesis proposed by Oldfield et al. suggests that piston-like movement of the cerebellar tonsils propels the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into the syrinx via the spinal perivascular space. However, a significant question remains unanswered: how does the CSF enter and stay in the syrinx, which...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 7980fc02-fe32-5bba-aea2-8c059f7b25ee
- DOI
- 10.12688/f1000research.72823.2
