Acute development of syringomyelia following TBM in a pediatric case

BMC Pediatrics

Table 1 Summary of features of TBM patients with syringomyelia as an early complication

Authors	Year	Region	Age	Time to onset of syringomyelia	Syrinx location	Treatment	Outcome
Daif et al. [8]	1997	Saudi Arabia	35	59 days	T₅ to T₁₀	Antitubercular drugs and steroids	lost to follow-up (prognosis not mentioned)
Daif et al. [8]	1997	Saudi Arabia	32	11 days	T₁₀ to L₁	Antitubercular drugs and steroids	Motor power improved but still incontinent
Moghtader et al. [9]	2006	Iran	27	Within 5 days	A 3–4 cm cavity in the lower part of thoracolumbar cord	Antitubercular drugs and Surgical exploration	General condition improved but motor power still impaired
Pandey et al. [10]	2013	India	26	90 days	C₃ to T₃	antitubercular drugs, steroids, antiedema drugs, phenytoin and thecoperitoneal shunt	Improved motor power
Ratre et al. [11]	2018	India	20	67 days	Cervico-medullary junction to T₁₀	Antitubercular drugs and steroids, ventriculo-peritoneal shunt	No improvement, lost to follow-up

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