Pathology · Nervous System · Hard

Syrinx

Meaning: A fluid-filled cavity within the spinal cord.

In practice: Expansion near the central canal disrupts crossing pain and temperature fibres in a cape distribution.

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Which word means: A neuronal protein that misfolds and aggregates to form Lewy bodies.

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