Word: syringomyelia
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...diseases of the nervous system. Example: a lab assistant who took glassware out of a sterilizer developed blisters on his hands though he felt no heat on handling the bottles. Neurological examination showed no sense of heat or pain in his palms, but other senses were normal. Diagnosis: syringomyelia, a disease of the spinal cord. Its site was located because the neurologists knew that with only the hands affected, the trouble must be where sensory nerves from the palm reach the spinal cord...
...Tulane University neurosurgeons described a simple and seemingly successful way of treating syringomyelia, an uncommon but hitherto baffling complaint in which a cyst forms in the spinal cord, gradually causing paralysis. The technique involves using a wire of the modern wonder metal, tantalum, to keep the cyst open and draining. Unlike materials previously used, tantalum does not change in the body or interfere with body tissues. Three living testimonials appeared at the New Orleans meeting...
Said Seattle's Anesthetist Louis Herbert Maxson last week upon having a piece of dead bone removed from his foot without the use of anesthetic: "I'll be a fine guinea pig." Dr. Maxson had just discovered that he suffered from syringomyelia, incurable spinal abscess which renders limbs insensate and may require continuous amputations. Bleakly continued Dr. Maxson: "Well, it's a slow disease. It may take 10, 20, 40 years to kill me. And I'm 52. So I'm not bothering my head about it much. Anesthetists work sitting down...
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