Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 1982 Oct;45(10):919-22.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.45.10.919.

Syncope as a presenting feature of hindbrain herniation with syringomyelia

F Hampton, B Williams, L A Loizou
Case Reports

Syncope as a presenting feature of hindbrain herniation with syringomyelia

F Hampton et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1982 Oct.

Abstract

Syncope is rare as a presenting symptom of syringomyelia. Three cases are described in which syncope brought the patient to hospital and in each case syringomyelia was subsequently diagnosed and treated. The suggestion is made that impaction of hindbrain hernia or the Chiari malformation may be a causative mechanism of loss of consciousness in such cases; the three examples presented all did well after posterior fossa surgery to decompress the hindbrain hernia.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1976 Apr;39(4):381-4 - PubMed
    1. Neurology. 1978 Jul;28(7):718-20 - PubMed
    1. Arch Neurol. 1980 Apr;37(4):226-30 - PubMed
    1. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1981;58(3-4):167-85 - PubMed
    1. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1981;59(1-2):123-42 - PubMed

Publication types