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  1. Mar 20, 2024 · In some cases, coughing or straining can trigger symptoms of syringomyelia, although neither causes syringomyelia. Syringomyelia might affect the back, shoulders, arms or legs. Symptoms can include: Muscle weakness and muscle wasting. Loss of reflexes. Loss of sensitivity to pain and temperature. Headaches.

  2. Symptoms can occur on one or both sides of your body and be mild or severe. Symptoms of syringomyelia include: Headaches. Pain down your arms, neck, into the middle of your back or your legs (radiculopathy). Progressive weakness and muscle atrophy in your arms and/or legs.

  3. Sep 23, 2024 · In syringomyelia, the watery liquid known as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)—which surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord—builds up within the tissue of the spinal cord, expands the central canal, and then forms a syrinx. Generally, a syrinx develops when the normal flow of CSF around the spinal cord or lower brain stem is disturbed.

  4. Sep 8, 2022 · Syringomyelia Symptoms. Symptoms depend on the location and size of the cyst. Over time, if it grows wider and longer, it can damage the nerves in the center of your spinal cord.

  5. Mar 20, 2024 · Treating Chiari malformation. If syringomyelia is caused by a Chiari malformation, surgery might involve removing a small section of bone at the back of the skull. This surgery can reduce pressure on the brain and spinal cord and restore the regular flow of cerebrospinal fluid. Surgery may improve or clear syringomyelia.

  6. Sep 10, 2024 · Syringomyelia often causes neurologic symptoms, such as weakness or numbness in various areas of the body. Regardless of the type of syringomyelia, symptoms might not occur for months or years. It is estimated that syringomyelia occurs in approximately 8 out of 100,000 people and appears slightly more in males than females.

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  8. Jun 27, 2023 · Syringomyelia symptoms. Symptoms of this disorder are caused by the pressure the syrinx puts on the spinal cord and the damage that follows. They may include: progressive weakness and pain in the ...

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