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Cerebellar tonsillar hernia with syringomyelia is what disease

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2025-05-14 23:09:32
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Syringomyelia is caused by a developmental abnormality associated with the foramen magnum. A foramen magnum abnormality causes some brain tissue to pass from the foramen magnum into the spinal canal where the spinal cord is located, resulting in a cerebellar subtonsillar hernia. A cerebellar subtonsillar hernia causes changes in intracranial pressure, resulting in local nerve compression, resulting in syringomyelia.