Gentry J B, Gonzalez J M, Blacklock J B
Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2001 Apr;103(1):43-5. doi: 10.1016/s0303-8467(01)00106-8.
The authors report a case of a 38-year-old male with a Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia that presented with acute respiratory distress. Pulmonary function testing was consistent with respiratory muscle weakness. A suboccipital craniectomy and C1, 2, 3 laminectomies were performed on an emergent basis. Postoperatively the patient had significant improvement in his respiratory status associated with a reduction in the size of the syringomyelia on follow-up imaging.
