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Syringomyelia

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The terminology of Chiari malformation and syringomyelia is variable and at times controversial. Individual specialists can be quite dogmatic over which name or expression is correct. In this appendix the nomenclature and classification of syringomyelia and Chiari malformations is reviewed briefly and arguments for and against the various terms are presented. A more detailed historical review is given in Chap. 1.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Translated as ‘On the spinal cord and its diseases’

  2. 2.

    Translated as ‘Treatise on the Spinal Marrow and its Diseases—anatomy, functions and general considerations on its diseases’

  3. 3.

    A PubMed search performed on 14th July 2012 using the criteria (Chiari [Title]) not Budd [Title]) and dog revealed 25 publications. A search using the criteria occipital hypoplasia [Title]) and dog revealed 3 publications. A search using the criteria caudal occipital malformation syndrome [Title] revealed 2 publications.

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  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

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Rusbridge, C., Flint, G. (2014). Nomenclature. In: Flint, G., Rusbridge, C. (eds) Syringomyelia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13706-8_20

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