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How do doctors decide how serious a syrinx is?
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MRI: Its appearance on MRI and the neurologic exam are used to determine the significance of a spinal cord syrinx.
Answered 5/18/2018
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Exam, MRI: Your neurosurgeon can decide, based on your neurological history and exam, and MRI scan, whether the syrinx is clinically relevant, needs follow up or surgical treatment.
Answered 9/28/2016
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