A nationwide survey of familial syringomyelia in Japan

J Neurol Sci. 2017 Oct 15:381:128-129. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.3237. Epub 2017 Aug 23.

Authors

Ichiro Yabe¹, Masaaki Matsushima¹, Toshitaka Seki², Hidenao Sasaki³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
³ Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. Electronic address: h-isasak@med.hokudai.ac.jp.

PMID: 28991663
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.3237

No abstract available

Keywords: Chiari malformation; Familial syringomyelia; Neuroepidemiology; Syringomyelia.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Arnold-Chiari Malformation / diagnostic imaging
Arnold-Chiari Malformation / epidemiology
Arnold-Chiari Malformation / genetics
Comorbidity
Diseases in Twins / diagnostic imaging
Diseases in Twins / epidemiology
Family
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Syringomyelia / diagnostic imaging
Syringomyelia / epidemiology*
Syringomyelia / genetics