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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1996;25(9): 1905-1909. |
| Surgical Treatment of Syringomyelia Secondary to Tuberculous Meningitis: Report of 4 Cases. |
| Beum Ju Jang, Eunshin Haah, Moon Pyo Chi, Jae O Kim, Jung Chul Kim |
| Department of Neurosurgery, Korea Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The authors report our recent experience with 4 cases of syringomyelia that had developed secondary to tuberculous meningitis. Three cases of syringomyelia were treated by syringoperitoneal shunt and 1 case, by syringosubarachnoid shunt. Postoperatively, upper and lower extremity pain that had persisted in all the patients was relieved in all the patients, but improvement in limb sensation was noted in only 1 case. Improvement in limb motor power was noted in 3 cases. The clinical presentation, surgical consideration, and pathogenesis of syringomyelia is discussed together with a review of the literature. |
| Key Words:
Tuberculous meningitis; Syringomyelia; Syringoperitoneal shunt; Syringosubarachnoid shunt |
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