Syringomyelia in a patient with rheumatoid subluxation of the cervical spine.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient with rheumatoid damage of the cervical spine with cervical cord compression, complaining of a typical syringomyelic syndrome is described. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed cord compression due to an upward displacement of the odontoid peg with a mass of pannus behind the dens, and a syrinx cavity extending from C1 to T1. We postulate that this patient's syringomyelia probably represents a complication of cervical rheumatoid arthritis that has not been described.
Medical subject headings
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Syringomyelia