neurologic disorders
Syrinx of the Spinal Cord or Brain Stem
Treatment of Syrinx
Sometimes surgical decompression Underlying problems (eg, craniocervical junction abnormalities, postoperative scarring, spinal tumors) are corrected when possible. Surgical decompression of the foramen magnum and upper cervical cord is the only useful treatment, but surgery usually cannot reverse severe neurologic deterioration, and the syrinx may recur. 