Robin Mcfarlane

Acute hemiparesis as the initial manifestation of Chiari I-associated syringomyelia: a stroke mimic

Introduction: Syringomyelia is a rare neurological disorder characterised by the formation of a fluid-filled cystic cavity (syrinx) within the spinal cord, most commonly resulting from disruption of cerebrospinal fluid flow. It typically presents as slowly progressive dissociated sensory loss in a cape-like distributio...