Syringomyelia and pregnancy-case report.

The course of a pregnancy in a woman with syringomyelia is presented. She was first admitted at 28 weeks' gestation suffering neurologic symptoms associated with a spinal cord injury, which had happened in the past. The disease was diagnosed with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Delivery was accomplished by elective caesarean section under general anaesthesia at 37 weeks, in order to avoid straining during the second stage of an imminent labour.