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Syringomyelia
Syringomyelia is a medical condition in which there is an abnormal collection of fluid in the spinal cord. This fluid collection can compress nerves and cause weakness and abnormal sensations.
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What are the causes of syringomyelia?
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What are the tests for syringomyelia?
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Can chinese herbs cure syringomyelia?
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Are there drugs to treat syringomyelia?
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Who is more likely to get syringomyelia?
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What is the cause of "idiopathic syringomyelia"?
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Is there a good exercise that helps syringomyelia?
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What happens to people with syringomyelia over time?
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Someone I know has been diagnosed with syringomyelia. What is it?
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Which medication to control symptoms of syringomyelia is most effective?
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Is it possible for me to have syringomyelia even though i'm young and healthy?
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Pts w/ syringomyelia: when researched, 99% of pts, had same complaints of pain, severity, location, yet the vast majority of drs, say pain unrelated?
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Pts w/ syringomyelia, majority of drs say sm causes no pain, if a something foreign is centered in the cord, logically, how no pain? 1 of 2 questions.
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What is surgery for syringomyelia like?
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Syringomyelia-what is it and how to treat?
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Are there surgical options to fix syringomyelia?
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What are the meanings of hydromyelia and syringomyelia?
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What are the major signs and symptoms of syringomyelia?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Any known correlation between dupuytren's disease& syringomyelia?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Will you die from syringomyelia? Is it possible that even though i'm experiences symptoms due to syringomyelia but drs won't do surgery due to risks?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I have syringomyelia. My back used to hurt randomly or after long day of work. However, now it has started to hurt everyday and using the bathroom also hurts. What should ido?
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How do you test for syringomyelia?
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What are my chances of getting post traumatic syringomyelia?
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What could be some alternative/natural treatments for syringomyelia?
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I'm a quadriplegic with 6 months to live, and I just found out I have syringomyelia. Is it worth having surgery?
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Why isn't the gabapentin that's prescibed to me by a doctor helping my syringomyelia pain?
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Will getting surgery for syringomyelia make my back pain worse?
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Do people with chiari malformations get syringomyelia more often than other people?
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A 34-year old asked:
How should syringomyelia and syringobulbia be treated? I also suffer with blackouts. Could these be related?
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Should an extensive syringomyelia and syringobulbia be treated right after diagnosis or should it just be monitored?
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