Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors such as acetazolamide (Diamox; Lederle laboratories) also decrease CSF flow and may also be helpful in
treating syringomyelia although adverse effects of abdominal pain, lethargy and weakness may limit long term use.).
The drugs used to
treat syringomyelia can be divided into 3 types:
Not exact matches
This was the beginning of a collaboration between human physicians and veterinarians that is now working towards identifying,
treating, and hopefully one day curing the painful syndromes that accompany Chiari maliformation and
syringomyelia.