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One such model is the mathematically rigorous work of Carpenter and colleagues (2003, \u201cPressure Wave Propagation in Fluid-Filled Co-Axial Elastic Tubes Part 1: Basic Theory,\u201d ASME J. Biomech. Eng., 125(6), pp. 852\u2013856; 2003, \u201cPressure Wave Propagation in Fluid-Filled Co-Axial Elastic Tubes Part 2: Mechanisms for the Pathogenesis of Syringomyelia,\u201d ASME J. Biomech. Eng., 125(6), pp. 857\u2013863). They suggested that a pressure wave due to a cough or sneeze could form a shocklike elastic jump, which when incident at a stenosis, such as a hindbrain tonsil, would generate a transient region of high pressure within the spinal cord and lead to fluid accumulation. The salient physiological parameters of this model were reviewed from the literature and the assumptions and predictions re-evaluated from a mechanical standpoint. 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