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Central canal - WikipediaWarning: The NCBI website requires JavaScript to operate. The Human Central Channel of the Spin Cord: a complete review of its Anatomy, Embryology, Molecular Development, Variants and PathologyErfanul Saker1 Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies Brandon M Henry2 Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland Krzysztof A Tomaszewski2 Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland Marios Loukas1 Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies Joe Iwanaga3 Seattle Science Foundation Rod J Oskouian4 Neurosurgery, Spin Complex, Swedish Institute of Neuroscience R. Shane Tubbs5 Neurosurgery, Seattle Science Foundation Summary The central human channel of the spinal cord is usually overlooked. However, with advances in image quality, this structure can be visualized in more detail than ever. Therefore, a timely examination of this part of the cord seemed justified. Using standard search engines, a review of literature for development, anatomy and pathology was carried out that involves the central channel. Doctors who treat patients with problems close to the spinal column or interpret images of the spinal cord should be familiar with morphology and variants of the central channel. Introduction and Background The central human channel extends throughout the spinal cord [-]. Deriving from the primitive neural tube, the central channel encompasses an internal system of cephalorachemical fluid cavities (CSF) that include the cerebral ventricles, Sylvius aqueduct and fourth ventricle []. In uniformly elliptical form along most of the cord, there are variations in the morphology of the central flow channel, including dilation [-], forking [-], and overpouchings [-]. The function of the adult central human channel is not yet understood well []. Often regarded as a vestigial and a structure that is erased after birth and replaced by ependymal cells, the channel can be patented until the second decade of life. The pathology of the central channel includes stenosis or occlusion, hydrosyringomyelia and other cavitary lesions [, ]. It is difficult to discuss these injuries without a better understanding of the channel. Therefore, the aim of this review is to further deepen our current understanding of the anatomy and importance of the central human channel of the spinal cord. Embryology The central channel emerges from the neural canal, formed inside the neural tube during the neurulation. During the fourth week (22-23 days) of development, in the region of the fourth to sixth pairs of somites, the underlying notochord and the paraxial mesoderm induce the overlying ectodermo to differentiate in the neural plate []. The neural tube and the neural crest differ from the neural plate. Signaling molecules involved in this process include the family transformative-β growth factor (TGF-β), which includes activine growth factors and fibroblast (FGFs) []. In the initial part of the fourth week, the flow of one third of the neural plate (call to the fourth pair of somites) and the neural tube represent the future spinal cord (Figure). The fusion of neuronal folds occurs in a head-to-flow direction until only small areas of the neural tube remain open at both ends, with their lumen (neural channel) freely communicating with the amniotic cavity []. The cranial opening, the rhostral neuropore, closes around the 25th day, and the flow neuropore closes on the 27th at which point the neural channel becomes the ventricular system of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord. The lateral walls of the thick neural tube while the dorsal and ventral parts remain thin and are called ceiling and floor plates []. The thickness of the tube gradually reduces the size of the neuronal channel until only one minute of the central canal of the spinal cord is present in nine to 10 weeks [].(From Jacob Atlas of the nervous system, 1901) The neural tube wall consists of a single layer of pseudostratified and cylindrical neuroepithelium that constitutes the ventricular area (ependimal layer) and gives rise to all the macroglyal neurons and cells (astroglia and oligodendroglia) in the spinal cord (Figure ) []. Neuroepithelial cells in the ventricular area differ in neuroblasts, which gives rise to neurons. When neuroblast formation ceases, neuroepithelial cells differ in glioblasts (spongioblasts). These cells migrate from the ventricular area to other areas formed by components of the neuroepithelial cells. Some of the glioblasts become astroblasts and then astroglia (astrocytes). Others become oligodendroblasts and then oligodendroglia (oligodendrocitos). The remaining neuroepithelial cells differ in ependymal cells that cover the central canal of the spinal cord [-]. Note the only layer of spinal ependymal cells. Anatomy The central channel, also called a spinal foramen or ependimal channel, extends from the medullaris cone in the lumbar column to the flow angle of the fourth ventricle and is lined by a single layer of column ependymal cells []. It represents the remnant of the lumen of the primitive neural tube. As an age, the channel is filled with disintegrated cell debris from the coating epithelium [-]. The central channel is part of a system of cephalorachemical fluid cavities (CSF) that includes the cerebral ventricle, Sylvius aqueduct and fourth ventricle (Figures -) []. It is located in the grey commune, which (along with the previous white coma) connects the two parts of the spinal cord. The grey commune can be divided into dorsal and ventral components, based on its relationship with the central channel []. As the spinal cord merges into the medulla, the trends of the channel go back and opens to the fourth ventricle. In the medullaris cone, it is more dorsally found, the triangular structure of 8 to 10 mm long known as ventriculus terminalis de Krause (Figurre ) is widened and formed [-].Oligodendrocitos interfasciculares (O), protoplasmatic astrocyte (Ap), nerve cells (N), and microgliat cells) 1953 relationship The location of the central canal in the It is slightly ventral in the cervical and chest segments, central in the segments of the lumbar region, and dorsal in the medullaris cone []. In the cross-sections, the central channel appears morphologically ovalo or circular and is juxtaposed by the gelatinosa centralis substance of Stilling, which contains neurons, neuroglya and a reticulum of fibers [-]. The central channel is also lined with cylindrical epithelium, which carries cilia in the embryonic cord. Epithelial cells have basal processes, which are continuous with the neuroglyal tissue on which they rest []. The region of the central canal is rich in neurogly cells and fibers. These are mainly organized in the form of a circular network just below and around the central channel. In front and behind the central channel, the fibers show a similar arrangement to the curator; laterally, they are continuous with the fibers of the previous horns []. Variations The central channel is usually a uniform elliptical form in most of the cord, although variations have been described in the morphology of the flow central channel []. Choi, et al. observed that the central channel of filum terminale with ependyma line forms a cystic dilation at the lower end of the cone medullaris to become the terminalis ventricle of the spinal cord []. Pearson and Sautter also reported on the expansion of the canal in their observations on the flowing end of the spinal cord []. They reported that the gray matter of the wing plate was reduced in size with the corresponding expansion of the central channel, which constituted the terminal ventricle. In literature, multiple cases of duplication of channels have been described in human embryos and if they are of primary or secondary origin [, -]. Ikeda inspected the flow end of the nervous cord in human embryos and found multiple cases with the forking of the rope timen, reporting seven main types []. Also, Lendon and Emery investigated the incidence of forking in the equinal cord of 100 human babies []. They noted that most of the gallows occurred at the peak of the region, especially at the filum terminal, noting that the redifferentiation process associated with the development of the filum contributed to the incidence of the channel forking []. Storer, et al. performed a computerized 3-D study of the central channel and observed the braking at the bottom of the cone near the terminal ventricle with outputs of each fork of the central channel at the filum terminal []. In addition, they observed the proliferation of ependymal cells in two columns other than the lower cone and upper edge with the extension of these cells from the channel lumen to the surface of the mother's py. They pointed out that this was a possible functional connection between the channel and the subarachnoid space that provides an important fluid communication that can play a role in the "sink" function of the channel []. Studies of several species, including some primates and German shepherd dogs [], have shown openings of the filum terminale channel central in the subarachnoid space [, -].Syringomyelia pathologyTypically, the central channel is prone to certain types of diseases, destructive injuries and conditions that become more common as people age. The central channel is frequently involved with cavitary lesions in the spinal cord patch, such as syringomyelia []. First introduced by Ollivier D'Angers in 1827, the term syringomyelia, derived from the Greek word for tube (syrinx), is used to describe the dilation of the central channel that extends over many segments and seems to be related to a hydrodynamic mechanism related to the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) [, ]. Often used interchangeably in literature with syringomyelia, the term closely related Some have defined hydromielia as a congenital dilation [] of the central channel associated with hydrocephalus, a obstruction of the foramine of Luschka and Magendie [], and is at least partially aligned with ependymal cells. Syringomyelia has been applied to all types of intramedular cyst by some authors defining it as a cavity other than the central channel and lined by ependymal cells or mainly glyals [, ]. Others restrict their use to certain subtypes of cystic lesions and distinguish syringomyelia, hydromyelia or myelomalacia as separate entities. However, some authors combine these terms in syringohidromyelia or hydrosyringomyelia []. Lee, et al. said that it is almost never clear communication between intramedular cavities and the ventricular system, which makes it difficult to differentiate the syringomyelia from hydromyelia, although a truly eccentric location within the spinal cord can be more characteristic of syringomyelia than hydromyelia []. Batzdorf mentioned that the distinction between syringomyelia and hydromielia is no longer considered absolute or critical []. Many have postulated in the physiopathology of syringomyelia, but it is not yet well understood. Gardner in 1958 suggested a "aquatic hammer theory" where the obstruction of Magendie's shells leads to the transmission of the CSF pulpit in the central channel through the obex []. Ball and Dayan complained that the CSF enters the sirinx through a Virchow-Robin enlarged space in the spinal cord through a mechanism similar to the one-way valve in the craniovertebral union, which blocks the CSF ascending movement []. Chang and Nakagawa carried out the simulation of CSF dynamics and concluded that the loss of the shock absorbing capacity of the magna cistern and the subsequent increase in pressure from the central wall of the channel leads to the formation of sirinx []. Studies on hydrocephalus animals induced by kaolin indicated that the forces of a descending movement of the VCR in the brain in the central channel caused the cavitation of the spinal cord, including the distended central channel and the interruption in the parenchyma of the bone [-]. Klekamp stated that if we understand syringomyelia as a state of chronic interstitial edema, where extracellular fluid is trapped in the spinal cord due to obstruction of CSF flow, spinal cord tethering or an intramedular tumor, then we could explain all the experimental and clinical observations mentioned in all literature []. Since the previous white comasy is located near the central canal, it is likely to be the first structure that gives defined clinical signs []. The participation of the previous horns can lead to the amyotrophy, often first evident in the hands or confined, but then extends to the muscles of the shoulder belt forearm. The deep reflections in the upper extremities are diminished early in the course of the disease, resulting from the loss of continuity in the reflex arc. Scoliosis is often an early sign resulting from damage to dorsomedial and ventrolateral vertebral nuclei. Decusive spinotallic fibers, which carry pain and thermal sensation, are frequently interrupted, leading to deficiency and the resulting loss of pain and temperature sensitivity with light touch retention and proprioception []. This pathological condition may occur at any level of the spinal cord, but if it should appear at extremity levels, the clinical suspicion should be careful for syringomyelia as these patients often seek treatment for burns, cuts or blisters in the regions involved []. Central Channel stenosis It is estimated that central channel stenosis or occlusion occurs in 70% to 80% of normal adults []. The channel is narrowed over time as part of an involutive or degenerative process and compresses the nerves, resulting in the claudication and radicular pain in the lower extremities. A distinctive feature of the human central channel is its tendency to gradually hide after birth []. However, not all levels of the channel become stnotic or are erased with age. An autopsy study by Yasui, et al. showed portions of the central canal in the cervical cord remain patented until the fourth to sixth decades of life []. Muthukumar was able to report a central patent channel in a 33-year-old patient diagnosed with panventriculomegaly with syringomyelia communication []. Histological studies of the channel indicate that the breakdown of ependymal cells during the aging process contributes to the occlusion of the channel []. The changes in ependymal cells result in the formation of glyal packages, the proliferation of astrocytes, the formation of gliovascular outbreaks subbependimales, and intracanal gliosis [-, ]. Milhorat, et al. performed a large autopsy study and noted that the stethical process was most pronounced in the narrowest segments of the channel (T2-T8) and involved more levels with higher stenosis. Interestingly, they suggested that central canal stenosis was a pathological lesion acquired instead of a degenerative process dependent on age []. They speculated that the cause is recurrent episodes of ependymitis caused by common infections of the virus to which it is exposed throughout life []. This theory is supported by Mims who has shown that flu A and poxvirus are replicated selectively in ependymal cells []. Other viruses, including parainfluenza 2, measles, mumps and reovirus type I, also showed infecting and destroying ependymal cells in the absence of clinically apparent disease [, ]. Molecular studies Many species have been used to better understand anatomy and pathological nuances that involve the central canal of the spinal cord. García-Ovejero, et al. [] were able to demonstrate that the adult central human channel shows at least three common characteristics other than other species: first, a gliosis formed by a dense mesh of positive glyal fibrillary acids (GFAP+) astrocytic processes. A second characteristic is the presence of protoplasmic or ependymocyte cells, which show expression of CD15 and aspartate glutamate (GLAST) (now known as SLC1A3), which, in addition to astrocytes, have been related to glia radial cell phenotypes and stem/precursor []. In addition, Paniagua-Torija, et al. noted that the ependimal region is enriched in the cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1), which participates in the regulation of neural stem []. A third characteristic is the existence of previously described structures as pseudocanals consisting of cells that express vimentine and radially orient themselves around an alleged lumen, which was later discovered as a blood vessel []. García-Ovejero, et al. stated that this finding showed the presence of perivascular pseudorosettes, a diagnostic characteristic crucial to low-grade ependymoma [-]. Recent adult mammal spinal cord studies have revealed that ependymal cells surrounding the central canal retain the potential of latent neural stem cells after experimental spinal cord injury [-]. Immunohistochemical studies of the ependimal area of the spinal cord revealed border ependymal cells with a sub-pendimal layer composed of small numbers of astrocytes, oligodendrocytes progenitors and neurons []. It was found that the dorsal pole of the central channel contains cells similar to the tanycytes that express ependymal cell markers and neuronal precursors, which suggests the potential for stem cell activity []. Read, et al. performed the reaction in real-time polymerase chain (PCR) analysis of the spinal cord of the mRNAs and found the regulation of the expression Sox2, a transcription factor that regulates the self-renewal and potency of the embryonic neuronal stem cells, in the adult SCI both in oligodendrocyte cells and ependimal of the central channel [] Conclusions The human central canal of the spinal cord has been studied infrequently. It is necessary to better understand your normal and pathological anatomy for doctors who treat or interpret images of the spinal cord. NotesThe content published in Cureus is the result of clinical experience and/or research by individuals or independent organizations. Cureus is not responsible for the scientific accuracy or reliability of the data or conclusions published here. All content published within Cureus is intended only for educational, research and reference purposes. 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Hydromyelia A hydromyelia should be differentiated from a syringomyelia, which is a cavity filled with fluid inside the spinal cord not lined by ependyma. From: Related Terms: Talia Vertinsky, ... Barton Lane, in , 2008HYDROSYRINGOMYELIAHydromyelia refers to the expansion of the central cord that is lined by ependyma. Syringomyelia refers to an eccentric cystic space that is lined with gliotic tissue. Because hydromyelia and syringomyelia cannot be distinguished by images, the term hydrosyringomielia is often used to cover the two conditions. Patients usually develop hydrosyringomyelia in abnormal CSF flow adjustment, such as Chiari malformation, arachnoiditis, cord injury or chronic compression caused by an intramedular or extramedular mass (Box 10-23). 20,95 In some patients there is no predisponent factor. The hypothesis favored for the formation of sirinx is that the abnormal flow of the FCRs around the fluid of the cordon forces in the cord through abnormal perivascular and extracellular spaces, forming intramedular microcytes that then expand to become cystic cavities. This hypothesis is supported by the so-called pre-syrinx state of the high intramedular T2 signal that can be observed before the formation of the frank cyst. 96 Because hydrosyringomielia can be caused by an underlying neoplasm, the contrast should be administered when the synrinx is first observed (Fig. 10-60). Valerie S. Tay,... Mark Cook, in , 2007SyrinxDefinitionHydromyelia is an abnormal dilation of the central spinal canal, which is usually communicated with the fourth ventricle. A sirinx is a cavity full of fluids inside the spinal cord (syringomyelia) or inside the brain trunk (syringobulbia). A sirinx is described as either communicating or not communicating, depending on whether there is a connection with the CSF tracks. Clinical Characteristics A sirinx may occur in isolation or may be associated with an abnormality in the craniocervical union. A common association is with the type I malformation of Chiari. The level of the sirinx is variable and can in fact be several levels below the increase in the foramen. Syringes can also be secondary for trauma or pathology of the focal spinal cord, including tumors. 25The clinical picture in syringomyelia may be variable. The typical description is of a suspended sensory loss dissociated from committed pain and temperature sensation with intact vibration and sense of joint position, in a capelike distribution on the arms and trunk. The associated motor characteristics include myelopathy, which leads to spasticity and weakness with lower motorized neuron signs at the level of injury and signs of superior neuron engine below the level of the sirinx. A sirinx can manifest with pain, including root pain, neck pain and headaches. Involuntary movements were characterized in 22% of patients with syringomyelia and syringobulbia, including torticollis, mioclonus, tremors, dystony, myoquimy, respiratory sinkinesis and reverse masticatory muscle activity. 26,27Etiology and Pathophysiology The source of fluid in syringomyelia has been postulated to be the same CSF. The exact mechanism for the formation of syringomyelia in a Chiari malformation is not clear. There are two main initial theories that depend on a patent communication between the fourth ventricle and the synrinx: According to the theory "agua-hammer", the CSF pulsatile transmission of the choroid plexo is transmitted through an abnormal fourth ventricle to hammer a dilation inside the spinal cord. Abnormal communication is considered as a result of a delayed and incomplete embryo opening of the fourth ventricle output. According to the theory of "a valve", there are high intermittent pressures generated in the spinal cord, as a result of an unequal pressure gradient during the Valsalva manoeuvre. During the Valsalva manoeuvre, high intratoric pressures are transmitted to the spinal epidural veins, leading to an upward pressure wave pushing CSF from the spinal column to the subarachnoid cranial space. Because there is a downward obstruction to the CSF flow, this pressure is then translated into the CSF movement from the fourth ventricle through the central patent channel to the synrinx. Researchers have re-examined the syringomyelia training mechanism, in which magnetic resonance imaging did not demonstrate a patent communication between the fourth ventricle and the sirinx. Instead, it was postulated that during the systole, the brain expands with blood. This imparts a systolic pressure wave that moves the cerebelous tonsils down and acts on the spine CSF along the surface of the rope to compress the fluid of the rope and the propulsion in the synrinx longitudinally with each pulse. 18,19,25,28ManagementMRI is crucial in the evaluation of a synrinx because it shows the synrinx in itself and associated neurological disorders, including malformations in the craniocervical union (Fig. 38-4). 27 Surgical management consists mainly of drainage or decompression of posterior fossa. Traditionally, surgery involves drainage with the syringostomy and aspiration of the intramedular fluid. Later there was a paradigm shift with magnum foramen decompression, with or without obex plug. More recently, there has been a growing interest in drainage procedures again, mainly due to the advent of micro-surgical techniques and better dazzling materials. Currently, surgery is indicated for a symptomatic sirinx and can be done either with later decompression of fossa or as a shunt procedure. Syringosubarachnoide, syringopleural, or syringopleural position are potentially associated with many complications, including shunt obstruction, dislocation or infection, spinal cord tethering, and septation within the syrinx cavity.27,29Type Jaspan, Rob Dgliineelia, in , 2011Syringomyelia and hydromielia Hydromyelia is characterized by an accumulation of CSF within an expanded central canal of the spinal cord, lined by ependymal cells. Syringomyelia (or syrinx) is the generally used term covering both. In fact, clinical findings and image cannot be differentiated between the two. Syringomyelia may be focal or may be extended to involve the full length of the bone marrow, and is associated with a range of spinal deraffic abnormalities. The ultrasound can enlarge the cord and the normal single central echo (see Fig. 67.25), the previous and later walls of the central channel that are separated by the anecoic fluid. Syringomyelia must be clearly differentiated from a terminalis dilated ventricle, which represents the incomplete embryo regression of the terminal vesicle. The latter occurs immediately cefalad to a normally localized medullaris conus, is not associated with other deraphic anomalies and is not progressive in the follow-up RRM. Alexander de Lahunta DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVP, Eric Glass MS, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology), in , 2009 A dilatation of the central channel is hydromielia; a cavitation of the spinal cord parenquima is syringomyelia. Se produce secondary to a herniation of the caudoventral cerebellar vermis through the magnum foramen. The cause of herniation is presumed to be a flowing cranial fose that develops to be too small for the volume of the brain tissue it contains. 5,6,22 to 24 Some veterinarians refer to this as a type 1 Arnold Chiari malformation, which is a human disorder that involves the herniation of the cerebelous tonsils, which are not present in animals. Although pathogenesis can be similar, we believe that this eponym is inappropriate for canine disorder. Until we understand better the cranial malformation that leads to the small cranial fose flow, occipital bone malformation will be considered the primary defect in these dogs. Normally both hydromyelia and syringomyelia are present, and at some point there is a communication between these two spaces filled with liquid. Therefore, we refer to this spinal cord injury as a syringohydromyelia. Syringohydromyelia is most commonly found in the segments of the cervical spinal cord as a multifocal or continuous lesion, but it is also present in the toracolumbar segments. It is believed that it results from the advent of the CSF flow in the magnum foramen caused by the hernia cerebelosa and the compression of the underlying medulla. The cranial cavity is a closed space and the CSF movement is greatly influenced by the pulsation of the arteries associated with the heartbeat. CSF clamps in synchrony with the heartbeat and flows in both directions in the increase of the foramen, but mainly from the cranial cavity to the subarachnoid space of the spinal cord. When this normal pulsating flow is obstructed by the cerebelous hernia, the smooth flow becomes a superior pulsatile flow of pressure and turbulence results in the subarchnoid space of the spinal cord, forcing the CF, the vascular fluid, or both in the parenquima along the penetrating pervascular spaces. The area of less resistance in the spinal cord patch is in the dorsal funiculi, where the synrinx is most commonly found. The pathogenesis of this spinal cord injury in humans, as well as in animals, is very complex and still under intense research. A new concept of physiopathology of the development of syringohydromyelia is based on research that showed a higher pressure of the CSF in the spinal cord cavities than in subarachnoid space. 24 Moreover, these cavities were determined to contain extracellular fluid and not only CSF. The driving force remains the CSF systolic intracranial pressure. This concept is based on the obstruction of CSF flow and the repeated pulsatile mechanical distaste of the spinal cord. The latter results in the accumulation of extracellular fluid due to high pressure in the microcirculation of the spinal cord. Edema in the less resistant dorsal fungi would precede the development of the sirinx. The high-speed CSF jet created by the obstruction of CSF flow paradoxically decreases hydrostatic pressure in subarachnoid space (the Venturi effect). This increases the intramedular distaste of the spinal cord and causes the formation of edema, which leads to syringomyelia. It is well recognized now that the surgical expansion of magnum foramen results in spontaneous resolution of the syringohydromyelia in many patients. Other lesions that cause excessive tissue mass in the brain, especially in the flow cranial pit, such as neoplasms and cysts, also cause the same interference with the CSF flow dynamics and the same spinal cord injuries that resolve after surgical removal of the mass or magno foramen enlargement. Occipital bone malformation is more common in small breeds, especially the Cavalier King Charles spaniel, where there is evidence for a genetic basis. 23 Clinical signs range from a few months to the early adult years and are more commonly related to the cervical spinal cord. 22 The most common clinical sign is discomfort. Affected dogs can be hyperesthetic and act very sensitive to any touch of the head, neck, shoulder or stern. In addition, some dogs exhibit continuous scratches anywhere from their ears to the shoulder region of the chest extremity. This can be related to the tendency of the cervical sirinx to spread laterally from the dorsal funiculus in the adjacent back gray column and interfere with its role in sensory functions. Scoliosis can also result from this spinal gray spinal injury, with the dorsal dorsal spine back neck injury. Some dogs exhibit a lower motor neuron paresis on a chest extremity if the sirinx involves the ventral grey column of the cervical intumeescence on that side. Others, with the participation of the lateral funiculus, can develop a pair of superior neuron and general proprioceptive ataxia. Occasionally, there have been reports of rape signs of ceebello. Facial and sordery paresis has also been reported and seizures rarely occur. Seizures are probably related to pressure alteration in the prosencephalic ventricular system. Once clinical signs are observed, they usually progress until surgery is done to expand the increase in the foramen. The diagnosis is made by the MRI image. The median images of T2 with MR weight are the most successful diagnosis of herniation, as well as syringohydromyelia (Fig. 3-52). Veterinary surgeons have recognized that the thickening of the dorsal dura-arachnoid to the compressed medulla and the first segment of the cervical spinal cord is associated with this chronic hernia. This fibrous tissue is removed in the decompression procedure without apparent clinical complications resulting from surgical manipulation of the cerebel and first segment of the cervical spinal cord or CSF leakage in the adjacent tissues, in our experience. The insertion of a titanium mesh can help protect against the formation of scar tissue on the surgical site. Albert L. Rhoton, Allan J. Hamilton, in , 2005 Alternative Therapies A variety of surgical treatments for hydromyelia associated with Chiari malformation has been proposed (Figure 84.10).21 Gardner10-12 initially recommended a suboccipital craniectomy and cervical laminectomy to decompress malformation and the subsequent oex plug with a small piece of muscle. He subsequently reported that most patients treated in this way developed progressive neurological deficit (personal communication). Plugging the obex increases the possibility of damaging the hypoglossal and vague nuclei that are at the level of the obex near the rhostral end of the central channel. Gardner et al. 13 have also described a procedure called terminal ventriculostomy. The terminal ventricle is the dilated portion of the central channel that extends below the tip of the cone medullaris in the filum terminal (see Figure 84.10). A laminectomy is performed on the flow limit of the fluid sac, and the edge is opened. This procedure does not decompress malformation in magnum foramen, but it may be satisfactory if the patient has symptoms of hydromyelia only. The procedure is inappropriate in cases where the hydromyelic cavity does not extend to the lumbar portion of the spinal cord or to the filum terminal. The CSF takeoff from the side ventricle to the atrium or peritoneum has been considered a treatment mode. 17 However, patients in the first series of the author, even those with marked hydromysylic deficits, did not have significant ventricular dilation. In addition, small ventricles make it difficult to dazzle. It is indicated that rinse is large or if there is greater intracranial pressure. Lumboperitoneal shunting has been defended. It has not been frequently used because of the concern that it may increase the risk of hernia in the increase of the foramen. 19 The percutaneous need of the hydromyelic cavity has been defended as a possible mode of therapy; however, the aspiration of fluid at the time of surgery is followed by the rapid refilling of the hydromyeic cavity of the ventricular system, and it seems unlikely that a needle pathway will remain open.25In 2015Diaglosia directional of the spinal cord It does not usually extend all the way to the cone; it can be sacculated Simulated by truncation artefact or CSF phase ghost drip Metastasis It will normally be detectable in at least 2 Mimicked (or obscured) planes by the CSF pulsation artefact Phase and frequency of the sudden if necessary to confirm as not an artefactAneurysm or Arteriovenous MalformationThe ghost allows the diagnosis of the flow The absence of this artefact in the technically satisfactory MRI test indicates the slow flow or thrombotic injuryCordola bleedingCordogaCaverna malformation, post-raumatic spinal hematoma, mimicked neoplasia by phase ghosts, RF leakage, motion artefact Use recalling echophenium (GRE) to capitalize on the susceptibility artefact In many cases, both hydromyelia and syringomyelia are present (syringohydromyelia). The proximate cause of syringes is likely to alter CSF flow with pressure variations in different parts of subarachnoid space. Pressure variations create forces that lead CSF to the spinal cord. Possible causes include the narrowing of magnum foramen, Chiari I and II malformations, intramedular and extramedular spinal cord tumors, and subarachnoid scarring. The subsequent extension of the cyst may result from rapid changes in intraspinal pressure due to events such as cough or sneezing. Syringohydromyelia's symptoms begin more commonly in late adolescence or early adulthood and progress irregularly, with long periods of stability. The classic presentation is asymmetric and atrophy weakness in the upper limbs, loss of deep reflections of the upper extremity tendon, and loss of pain and sensation of temperature (with preservation of vibration and proprioception) on the neck, arms and upper part of the trunk. With progression, spasticity and hyperreflexia develop in the lower extremities. Progressive ascending and descending levels of sensory weakness and impairment often occur over time. The diagnosis is performed by MHR (see Fig. 426-1). If syringohydromyelia is identified, it is important to perform a brain magnetic resonance to look for associated abnormalities of the craniocervical union. From time to time, the dilation of the mild central channel is discovered incidentally in patients without symptoms or signs of the spinal cord. If no associated cause is found, the prognosis of such anomalies discovered incidentally is generally good. Treatment is directed to the cause, if you can identify. Sometimes the syringopleural or syringoperitoneal cut is performed with variable benefit. In , 2015PATHOLOGYGeneral FeaturesEthologyUnknown No universally accepted unifying theory explains patogenesis Associated abnormalities ± hydromielia, cord tethered, diastematomyeliaChiari 2 malformation; much less common than with myelomeningocele Usually, simple meningoceles is considered an isolated anomaly with the normal level of conus termination However, some skin authors report low conus termination and other spinal anomalies with meningocele and ask if meningocele is a really isolated lesionMeningocele is always covered with the skin may be dysplastic or ulcerated Cervical lesions considered within the cervical myelocytocele Gul Moonis, in , 2008SyringohydromyeliaSyringohydromyelia refers to CSF-filled cavities within the spinal cord (Fig. 6.46). The cystic dilation of the central channel is called hydromyelia, while the liquid cavities within the cord patch are called syringomyelia. Since it is often difficult to make this distinction based on the appearance of image, the general term syringohydromyelia (syrinx) is often used to include all cystic cavities that contain CSF within the spinal cord. Hydromyelia occurs more commonly in association with congenital malformations, more commonly Chiari malformations. Other causes include the narrowing of magno foramen secondary to acondroplasia and tumor. Syringomyelia may be caused by intramedular tumors, traumas, ischemia and arachnoiditis or may be idiopathic. In MRI, syringohidromielia appears as a cystic intramedular collection that usually has CSF signal intensity in all pulse sequences (Fig. 6.46). A high concentration of proteins can increase signal intensity in T1 weighted images. Benign syringes are usually fusiforms in form, with proximal and conical distal margins. Tumor syringes are often more rounded or oval in form. Cavities can be multiple and can be incompletely septated, appearing crowded (Fig. 6.46). The glorious changes may be present at the ends of the synrinx. Improved images by gadolinium are essential to looking for any underlying tumor.142 Recommended Publications: We use cookies to help provide and improve our personalized service and content and ads. By continuing to accept . Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. or its licensors or collaborators. Direct Science ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V.ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V.

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1. Introduction to Syringomyelia - Phenomenology and neurological disorders

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Pressure-absorption responses to the infusion of fluid into the spinal cord central canal of kaolin-hydrocephalic cats in: Journal of Neurosurgery Volume 58 Issue 2 (1983)

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The spinal cord central canal: response to experimental hydrocephalus and canal occlusion in: Journal of Neurosurgery Volume 36 Issue 4 (1972)

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Anterior fissure, central canal, posterior septum and more: New insights into the cervical spinal cord gray and white matter regional organization using T1 mapping at 7T - ScienceDirect

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