My 5 year old son has had pain, weakness and stiffness since he was an infant he just had an mri below are the results could this be his problem “Prominence of the central canal in the upper and mid thoracic spine and in the lower thoracic spinal cord with cord expansion in the lower thoracic spinal cord region, suggestive of
Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. If there is evidence on spinal cord MR scan of hydro/ syringomyelia, then your son needs a MR scan of the brain, to evaluate possible Chiari malformation. The treatment is mainly surgical and depends on basic disease; if there's evidence for Chiari malformation, thee is need for decompression, if there is syringomyelia/hydromyelia of spinal cord without other disorder then there is need for shunting the syringomyelia surgically. The evaluation and treatment needs to be done in a specialized Neurosurgical Clinic.Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
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Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. If there is evidence on spinal cord MR scan of hydro/ syringomyelia, then your son needs a MR scan of the brain, to evaluate possible Chiari malformation. The treatment is mainly surgical and depends on basic disease; if there s evidence for Chiari malformation, thee is need for decompression, if there is syringomyelia/hydromyelia of spinal cord without other disorder then there is need for shunting the syringomyelia surgically. The evaluation and treatment needs to be done in a specialized Neurosurgical Clinic.Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.