Abstract
Study design: Review of five cases of post-traumatic syringomyelia originally described between 1898–1920.
Objectives: To describe the earliest presentation of post-traumatic syringomyelia and to compare to modern day views of this condition.
Setting: Historical review.
Results: Pathogenesis and interpretation of the findings are discussed in the light of current knowledge.
Conclusion: Credit for the first description of post-traumatic syringomyelia (in 1898) should go to W Wagner and P Stolper.
Spinal Cord (2001) 39, 176–183.
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Silver, J. History of post-traumatic syringomyelia: post traumatic syringomyelia prior to 1920. Spinal Cord 39, 176–183 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3101124
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