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Respiratory failure in syringomyelia has rarely been reported. We report a patient with syringomyelia who showed some neurological improvement after intermittent respiratory support with negative and positive pressure ventilation.
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Seliger, G., Zackson, H., Nichols, L. et al. Neurological improvement following respiratory support in syringomyelia: case report. Spinal Cord 28, 526–528 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1990.70
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