Tethered cord syndrome: a review of the literature from embryology to adult presentation
| Autor: | Dean A. Hertzler, Francesco T. Mangano, Charles B. Stevenson, John J. DePowell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Meningomyelocele Cord Cauda Equina Pregnancy medicine Humans Abnormalities Multiple Longitudinal Studies Neural Tube Defects Child Spinal Dysraphism business.industry fungi Age Factors Infant Newborn Infant General Medicine Anatomy Spinal cord Occult Surgery Conus medullaris medicine.anatomical_structure Spinal Cord Child Preschool Embryology Orthopedic surgery Female Neurology (clinical) Filum terminale Presentation (obstetrics) business |
| Zdroj: | Neurosurgical Focus. 29:E1 |
| ISSN: | 1092-0684 |
| DOI: | 10.3171/2010.3.focus1079 |
| Popis: | Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is a clinical condition of various origins that arises from tension on the spinal cord. Radiographic findings may include the conus medullaris in a lower than normal position, fatty infiltration of the filum terminale, lipomyelomeningocele, myelomeningocele, myelocystocele, meningocele, split cord malformations, dermal sinus, anorectal malformations, and intraspinal tumors. The clinical constellation of signs and symptoms associated with TCS may include dermatologic, urological, gastrointestinal, neurological, and orthopedic findings. The current review focuses on TCS by age group of the more common causes of the condition, including myelomeningocele, lipomyelomeningocele, as well as the adult presentation of occult TCS. Pertinent review of the neuroembryology and normal anatomical position of the conus medullaris is included. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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