Case report reveals cervical syringomyelia causing progressive neurological deficits in polio sequelae, highlighting the need to distinguish spinal lesions from postpolio syndrome.
Study Design: This was a case report. Objective: The aim of this study was to present a case of cervical syringomyelia occurring in a patient with polio sequelae in line with the literature data. Setting: This study was carried out at the Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital of Ministry of Health, Turkey. Case Report: In this case report, we discuss a case of cervical syringomyelia leading to clinical deterioration (pain in the waist, neck, and left arm and weakness in the left arm, hypoesthesia in the left C5-6-7 dermatoma) in a 38-year-old female patient with polio sequelae, and we also present the relevant literature data. Conclusions: Patients with polio sequelae may exhibit clinical deterioration in the late stage. Although the primary reason for this is postpolio syndrome, the other causes like syringomyelia, cervical spondylosis–associated radiculopathy, and/or myelopathy are also kept in mind.
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