Syringomyelia: a review of the biomechanics

NSJ Elliott, CD Bertram, BA Martin… - Journal of Fluids and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Syringomyelia is a neurological disorder caused by the development of one or more
macroscopic fluid-filled cavities in the spinal cord. While the aetiology remains uncertain …

Head movement, an important contributor to human cerebrospinal fluid circulation

Q Xu, SB Yu, N Zheng, XY Yuan, YY Chi, C Liu… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The suboccipital muscles are connected to the upper cervical spinal dura mater via the
myodural bridges (MDBs). Recently, it was suggested that they might work as a pump to …

Comparison of 4D phase-contrast MRI flow measurements to computational fluid dynamics simulations of cerebrospinal fluid motion in the cervical spine

TI Yiallourou, JR Kröger, N Stergiopulos, D Maintz… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics in the cervical spinal subarachnoid space (SSS) have
been thought to be important to help diagnose and assess craniospinal disorders such as …

The morphology, biomechanics, and physiological function of the suboccipital myodural connections

Y Ma, W Tang, DZ Gong, XY Li, JH Zhang, JH Sun… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The myodural bridge (MDB) connects the suboccipital musculature to the spinal dura mater
(SDM) as it passed through the posterior atlanto-occipital and the atlanto-axial interspaces …

The myodural bridge of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) alters CSF flow

BA Young, J Adams, JM Beary… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Disorders of the volume, pressure or circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lead to
disease states in both newborns and adults; despite this significance, there is uncertainty …

Head-nodding: a driving force for the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid

Q Xu, CX Shao, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, C Liu, YX Chen… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The myodural bridge (MDB) is a dense connective tissue bridge connecting the suboccipital
muscles to the spinal dura mater, and it has been proven to be a normal common existing …

A valuable subarachnoid space named the occipito-atlantal cistern

YF Li, RX Wei, KQ Yang, GD Hack, YY Chi, W Tang… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The cisterna magna has been defined as the space between the inferior margin of the
cerebellar vermis to the level of the foramen magnum, while an enlarged dorsal …

Variations in the cerebrospinal fluid dynamics of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

BA Young, J Adams, JM Beary, KA Mardal… - Fluids and Barriers of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Studies of mammalian CSF dynamics have been focused on three things:
paravascular flow, pressure and pulsatility, and “bulk” flow; and three (respective) potential …

Poro-elastic modeling of Syringomyelia–a systematic study of the effects of pia mater, central canal, median fissure, white and gray matter on pressure wave …

KH Støverud, M Alnæs, HP Langtangen… - Computer methods in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Syringomyelia, fluid-filled cavities within the spinal cord, occurs frequently in association
with a Chiari I malformation and produces some of its most severe neurological symptoms …

Morphometrics of the Spinal Cord and Surrounding Structures in Alligator mississippiensis

S Greer, MJ Cramberg, BA Young - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Morphometric analysis of the spinal cord and surrounding tissue of the
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) reveals that there are four significantly …