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var iLimit = 25;
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var nbTimes = 2;
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var registeredObjects = new Array();
var viz = "hide";

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	// 0) html image name 1) mo image src 2)image Name for rollover key (rollover may have multiple mos for one html Image) 
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	nbImagePreload(arg[0], arg[1], arg[2]);
}

function nbImagePreload(img_name, mo_img_src, rollover_key_img_name) {
	var imageKey = (rollover_key_img_name.length > 0) ? rollover_key_img_name : img_name;
	imageList[imageList.length] = imageKey;
	if (!(aryMoImages[imageKey])) aryMoImages[imageKey] = new MOImage(img_name, mo_img_src);
}

function BillzMouseover() {
	var arg = null;
	if (runMouseOvers) {		
		arg = BillzMouseover.arguments; //args 0)ImageName 1)OriginalSrc 2)array index (caller imagename)		
		nbMouseover(arg[0], arg[1], arg[2]);
	}
	return true;
}
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function nbMouseover(img_name, orig_src, img_key) {
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	{				
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}

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function FullyLoaded() {
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}

function BillzMouseOutTimer() {
	return nbMouseOutTimer();
}

function nbMouseOutTimer() {
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}

function RestoreAll() {
	nbMouseoverRestore();
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	return true;
}

function BillzMouseoverRestore() {
	return nbMouseoverRestore();
}

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}

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}
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}

//v3.0 name changed to avoid clash with possible other JS in content, this function complements of MM Dreamweaver
function NavBarSwapRollover(swapimage,defaultimage,imageID) {
	if(imageID.length > 0 && document.getElementById(imageID))
	{
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		else
			document.getElementById(imageID).src = "images/" + defaultimage;		
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}
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}

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}

function NavBarRegisterLayer() {
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	var d = arg[1];
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	var o = null;
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	else mo = false;
	
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}

function BillzNavBarMM_showHideLayers() {
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	var p = null;
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			x = (args[i + 2] == 'show') ? 'hide' : 'show';
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			v = args[i + 2];
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			else obj.visibility = v;
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}

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}

function NavBarLayer() {
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	this.defaultVisibility = arg[1];
	this.isDefault = true;
	this.MOutLayer = arg[2];
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}

function BillzNavMove() {
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}

function nbNavMove() {
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			nbThisLoc = 325;
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	} else {
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}

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	return true;
}

window.onload = FullyLoaded;
//-->
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//<!--
function NavBar_setCookie(cookievalue,navVersion,linkID) 
{	
	var cookiename = "SLIDINGTABLE_NAVBAR" + navVersion;
	var cookieVersionname = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_VERSION";
	var cookieClear = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_CLEARCOOKIES";	
	document.cookie = cookieClear.toUpperCase() + "=false";
	if(cookievalue.length > 0)
		document.cookie = cookiename.toUpperCase() + "=" + escape(cookievalue);
	if(navVersion.length > 0)	
		document.cookie = cookieVersionname.toUpperCase() + "=" + navVersion;	
	if(linkID.length > 0)
		NavBar_setPLinkIDCookie(linkID,navVersion);		
}
function NavBar_setoLevelIDCookie(cookievalue,linkID,navVersion) 
{
	var name = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_OLEVELID";		
	if(cookievalue.length > 0)
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		NavBar_setPLinkIDCookie(linkID,navVersion);	
	if(navVersion.length > 0)	
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}
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{	
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}
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{
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	var cookie_value = '';
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	document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_VERSION=0";	
	document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_OLEVELID=";	
	for (i = 0; i < a_all_cookies.length; i++)
	{		
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		cookie_name = a_temp_cookie[0].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
		
		//expire all cookies for every slidingTable_navbar intances.			
		if (cookie_name.toUpperCase().indexOf(check_name) == 0)		
			document.cookie = cookie_name.toUpperCase() + "=";			 	
	}	
}
		
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//<!--
				
nbImagePreload('footer_ucla_2_1','images/footer_ucla_on.gif', '');
nbImagePreload('footer_wheelchair_2_5','images/footer_wheelchair_on.gif', '');

//-->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
//<!--
function NavBar_setCookie(cookievalue,navVersion,linkID) 
{	
	var cookiename = "SLIDINGTABLE_NAVBAR" + navVersion;
	var cookieVersionname = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_VERSION";
	var cookieClear = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_CLEARCOOKIES";	
	document.cookie = cookieClear.toUpperCase() + "=false";
	if(cookievalue.length > 0)
		document.cookie = cookiename.toUpperCase() + "=" + escape(cookievalue);
	if(navVersion.length > 0)	
		document.cookie = cookieVersionname.toUpperCase() + "=" + navVersion;	
	if(linkID.length > 0)
		NavBar_setPLinkIDCookie(linkID,navVersion);		
}
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<strong>Syringomyelia</strong>is one of two conditions involving cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the spinal cord, common in patients with <strong>Chiari I malformation</strong>. Whereas simple distention of the ependymal-lined central canal is classically termed hydromyelia, syringomyelia often involves dissection of CSF through the ependyma to form cavitation within the substance of the spinal cord. Since the distinction may not be clear using standard imaging techniques, the term syrinx, or syringohydromyelia, is used to describe any abnormal accumulation of CSF within the spinal cord. Extension upward into the brainstem is termed syringobulbia. Syringomyelia may develop as a delayed complication of spine or spinal cord injuries, and rarely after meningitis.
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<strong>Symptoms</strong>:Syringomyelia presents slowly over the years, with variable symptoms. One is sensory loss in a &quot;cape&quot; distribution (over the tops of the shoulders) and loss of pain and temperature sensation with preserved touch and position sense. Other symptoms include cervical and occipital pain, extremity pain, hand and arm weakness and atrophy, and spasticity.
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<strong>Diagnosis: </strong><strong>MRI</strong> is the diagnostic study of choice, since
it will accurately depict the structure of the spinal cord.
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<strong>Treatment:</strong>Options to treat syringomyelia depend on its underlying cause and include posterior fossa decompression, which is the procedure of choice when posterior fossa anomalies are present (Chiari I malformation), and shunting the syrinx. Primary spinal syringomyelia is often treated by laminectomy and expansion of the subarachnoid space.
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