Delayed presentation of neuropathic arthropathy of shoulder secondary to syringomyelia

Charcot arthropathy of shoulder: a case report

“…The syrinx initially damages the pain and temperature fibers because they cross the midline; later it damages adjacent gray and white matter 6,7 . The patient often maintains motor function and proprioception 6,8 . Neuropathic arthropathy reportedly develops in up to one quarter of patients with syringomyelia, involving the upper extremity, usually the shoulder or elbow, in the vast majority of those cases 9–12 .…”