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This sequela may be more common than is recognized. Because syringomyelia can progress to advanced stages without overt symptoms, awareness of this entity is vital for early diagnosis. Unexplained pain, numbness and ascending or descending anesthesia, followed by motor loss, point to the diagnosis. Other signs include neurotrophic arthropathy, Horner's syndrome, autonomic dysreflexia and manifestations of brainstem involvement. Computed tomography helps identify the cysts. Operative procedures to promote drainage of the fluid from the syrinx may cure or halt progression of the lesion.
这种后遗症可能比人们认识到的更为常见。由于脊髓空洞症可在无明显症状的情况下发展至晚期，因此认识这一病症对于早期诊断至关重要。不明原因的疼痛、麻木以及上行或下行性感觉缺失，随后出现运动功能丧失，提示可能为该病。其他体征包括神经性关节病、霍纳综合征、自主神经反射异常以及脑干受累的表现。计算机断层扫描有助于识别囊肿。促进脊髓空洞内液体引流的手术操作可能治愈该病或阻止病变进展。
