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Sacral spinal canal lipoma induced tethered lower cord syndrome: A case report

Radiology Case Reports
Tethered cord syndrome is a rare form of spinal dysraphism. We present the case of a 24-year-old female patient who was admitted with chronic urinary symptoms, including dysuria and pollakiuria, which had persisted since puberty, along with lower back ...
Said Adnor, MD, Soufiane Bigi, MD, Mounir Salek, MD, Abderrahmane Ibenyahia, MD, Soukaina Wakrim, MD   +4 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of DXA compared to conventional spine radiographs for the detection of vertebral fractures in children [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives In children, radiography is performed to diagnose vertebral fractures and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to assess bone density. In adults, DXA assesses both.
Adiotomre, E., Allison, A., Arundel, P., Bishop, N.J., Broadley, P., Digby, M., Lang, I., Morrison, G., Offiah, A., Summers, L., Walters, S.J.   +10 more
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Terminal Myelocystocele: A Rare Variant of Spinal Dysraphism. Case Series and Review of the Literature

Egyptian Spine Journal, 2016
Background Data: A terminal myelocystocele occurs at the distal (terminal) end of the spine from the lumbar to coccygeal regions. It is characterized by a skin-covered mass with spinal dysraphism of the associated spinal cord.
Tariq Awad, Khaled Mohamed
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Measures of Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Literature Review [PDF]

, 2019
Background Improving value in healthcare means optimizing outcomes and minimizing costs. The emerging pay-for-performance era requires understanding of the effect of healthcare services on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
Desai, Virendra R., Gadgil, Nisha, Lam, Sandi K., Raskin, Jeffrey S., Saad, Shahbaz   +4 more
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A rare complex association of dermal sinus tract, dermoid cyst, filum terminale lipoma, tethered spinal cord and syringomyelia: A case report and literature review

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Background: Dermal sinus tract is a rare type of spinal dysraphism. It is usually associated with other types of spinal congenital anomalies. This work shows the rare co-occurrence of primary and secondary neurulation defect in a single patient.
Mekdes Musie Awano, Eyob Zenebe Wendimagegnehu   +1 more
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Role of fetal surgery in spinal dysraphism

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2013
Open spinal dysraphism is a common and clinically challenging organo-genetic malformation. Due to the well-known multi-organ affection with significant implication on the lives of patients and their families, abortion after prenatal diagnosis became ...
A. Martina Messing-Jünger
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Potential protective role of reactive astrocytes in the periventricular parenchyma in congenital hydrocephalus [PDF]

, 2016
Background Cerebrospinal fluid accumulation in hydrocephalus produces an elevation of intraventricular pressure with pathological consequences on the periventricular brain parenchyma including ischemia, oedema, oxidative stress, and accumulation of ...
Alonso-Carrion, Francisco Jose, Castilla, Laura, García-Bonilla, María, García-Martín, María Luisa, Gutierrez-Perez, Antonia, Jimenez-Lara, Antonio Jesus, Muñoz, Carmen, Márquez-Gómez, Javier, Peñalver, Ana, Shumilov, Kirill   +9 more
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Preserved ambulation in a puppy with severe thoracolumbar myelodysplasia

Journal of Small Animal Practice, Volume 66, Issue 10, Page 752-752, October 2025.
E. Donoghue, M. Koo, N. Jeffery
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Importance of Physical Examination and Imaging in the Detection of Tethered Cord Syndrome

Global Pediatric Health, 2019
Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is a type of occult spinal dysraphism that may lead to permanent neurologic and orthopedic deficits. Infants with TCS may have lumbosacral cutaneous malformations (LsCMs).
Lisa B. E. Shields MD, Ian S. Mutchnick MD, Dennis S. Peppas MD, Eran Rosenberg MD   +3 more
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Intramedullary Dermoid Cyst of the Cervical Spinal Cord – C5–C7 Level

Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2018
Introduction Inclusion cysts of the spinal cord are rarely intramedullary. Such cysts are commonly located in the lumbar and thoracic regions and are usually associated with congenital spinal dysraphism and dermal sinus.
Palanisamy Seerangan, Aravinth Kumar Ashok, Jolarpettai Venugopal Mahendran   +2 more
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