Anatomy and Physiology
Fig. 3.1 Choroid plexus and the formation of CSF. Fluid and solutes pass freely from the blood through the fenestrated epithelium of choroid plexus capillaries into the stroma (red arrows)….
Veterinary Aspects
Fig. 14.1 Midline sagittal T2-weighted MRI images from 8-month-old (top) and 8-year-old (bottom) Cavalier King Charles spaniels with Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia. The 8-year-old dog is asymptomatic and syringomyelia was…
Syrinx in Art
Fig. 22.1 Pan and Syrinx, Bernard Salomon, 1552 (Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel) The third scene, portrayed just to the right of the second, shifts the illustration into obliquely related realms….
Developmental Anatomy
Fig. 4.1 Gastrulation and primary neurulation Embryo stages from development of Hensen’s node on day 13 to closure of anterior neuropore on day 25 4.1.2 Primary Neurulation Further development of…
Post-traumatic and Post-inflammatory Syringomyelia
Fig. 11.1 Typical MR appearances of post-traumatic syringomyelia (Reproduced with kind permission of the Ann Conroy Trust) It is important to distinguish primary, post-traumatic cysts from true syringomyelia cavities. The…
Hindbrain-Related Syringomyelia
Fig. 10.1 (a) Preoperative T2-weighted MRI of a patient with Chiari I malformation. The image demonstrates a small posterior fossa, a slight caudal displacement of the tentorial insertion (arrow) and…
Historical Vignettes
Charles-Prosper Ollivier d’Angers 23.3 John Cleland John Cleland was born in 1835. He studied medicine in Edinburgh, becoming a doctor in 1856. He was appointed as Professor of Anatomy in…
Paediatric Perspectives
Fig. 13.1 Sagittal T1-weighted MRI. Note the Chiari I malformation (long arrow) and cervical syrinx (short arrow) Fig. 13.2 Sagittal T2-weighted MRI. Note the Chiari I malformation (long arrow) and…
