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Sagittal T2 MRI image demonstrates severe post-laminectomy (C1-C6) cervical kyphosis (C2-C5), syringomyelia, and partially corrected Arnold-Chiari malformation Type 1 (tonsils below foramen magnum). Please notice crowding of the posterior fossa and anterior position of the larynx
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F1
The spinal cord was deviated posteriorly, the MRI of the thoracic spine demonstrated a syrinx in the entire thoracic cord, and the MRI of the brain showed structures of the hindbrain protruding through the foramen magnum [Figures 1-3].
Axial T2 MRI image at craniocervical junction demonstrates cerebellar tonsils and syringomyelia
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F2
The spinal cord was deviated posteriorly, the MRI of the thoracic spine demonstrated a syrinx in the entire thoracic cord, and the MRI of the brain showed structures of the hindbrain protruding through the foramen magnum [Figures 1-3].
Sagittal T2 MRI image of thoracic spine demonstrates syringomyelia and atrophy of thoracic cord
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F3
The spinal cord was deviated posteriorly, the MRI of the thoracic spine demonstrated a syrinx in the entire thoracic cord, and the MRI of the brain showed structures of the hindbrain protruding through the foramen magnum [Figures 1-3].