Syrinx like formations as a rare feature of spinal cord involvement in multiple sclerosis

Introduction: Syrinx formations within the spinal cord (SC) occur most commonly in association with congenital-idiopathic diseases or aquired pathology (post-traumatic, neoplasm, inflammatory arachnoiditis). Symptomatic syringomyelia usually causes the clincal picture of dissociated sensory loss at the level of the cord pathology and may require surgical intervention. We report syrinx like formations in the spinal cord in a large cohort of MS patients who underwent 2 brain and SC MRI examinations 1 year apart. Methods: Standardised brain and SC MRI of 202 MS patients (140 w, 62m, 24–74 years old, EDSS 0–7.0) wit…