ArticleMovement disorders clinical practice2019
Syringomyelia-Associated Dystonia: Case Series, Literature Review, and Novel Insights.
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- A case of IgG4-related spinal pachymeningitis with a large spinal cord cavity: case report and updated systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Pooled it
- Delayed diagnosis of dopa-responsive dystonia initially attributed to syringomyelia: A case report.Current journal of neurology · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Syringomyelia, Cervical Dystonia, and Action Tremor in Trichorhinophalangeal Syndrome Type I - A Case Report.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Cervical dystonia in a patient with cervical hydromyelic cavity.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2023Article
- Syringomyelia Manifesting With Pseudodystonia: A Case Report.Journal of movement disorders · 2022Article
- Pseudochoreoathetosis secondary to progressive spondylotic cervical myelopathy.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSyringomyelia has previously been suggested as a potential trigger of secondary dystonia. However, a definite causal relationship between the conditions remains to be established. We describe 4 cases of syrinx-associated dystonia, review past literature on the subject, and propose novel pathophysiological insights into this association.
methodsWe reviewed demographic, clinical, and neuroradiological features in 4 cases of syrinx-associated dystonia. A retrospective review of previously published literature on the subject was also conducted.
resultsPatients with syrinx-associated dystonia were younger than those with primary dystonia. None had sensory gestes. Syringomyelia frequently involved the cervical cord. Arnold-Chiari type 1 malformation was a common finding. Some patients responded to botulinum toxin and syrinx decompression.
conclusionFurther work is needed to clearly establish the correlation between syringomyelia and dystonia. However, plausibly, syrinx-related disruption of the dystonia network (through alterations in sensory inputs, loss of inhibition and cerebellar abnormalities) could explain the association.
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