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Embryology of Spinal Dysraphism and its Relationship to Surgical Treatment
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, 2020 : Spinal dysraphism is an umbrella term that encompasses a number of congenital malformations that affect the central nervous system. The etiology of these conditions can be traced back to a specific defect in embryological development, with the more ...
M. Eagles, N. Gupta
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Neural tube defects: recent advances, unsolved questions, and controversies [PDF]
, 2013 Neural tube defects are severe congenital malformations affecting around one in every 1000 pregnancies. An innovation in clinical management has come from the finding that closure of open spina bifida lesions in utero can diminish neurological ...
Copp, AJ, Greene, NDE, Stanier, P
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Spinal Dysraphism in the Last Two Decades : What I Have Seen during the Era of Dynamic Advancement
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, 2020 Compared to any other decade, the last two decades have been the most dynamic period in terms of advances in the knowledge on spinal dysraphism.
K. Wang
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Enlargement of Extraspinal Cysts in Spinal Dysraphism : A Reason for Early Untethering
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, 2020 Some types of spinal dysraphism can be accompanied by extraspinal cysts, including myelomeningocele, myelocystocele, myelocele, meningocele, limited dorsal myeloschisis, lipomyelomeningocele, and terminal myelocystocele.
K. Kim, K. Wang, J. Y. Lee
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Non-dysraphism intradural cervical lipoma
Formosan Journal of Surgery, 2021 Intradural spinal lipomas not associated with spinal dysraphism account are rare entity. The pure cervical intradural lipomas are rarer and only eleven cases have been reported in the literature.
Zhao-Quan Liu +3 more
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, 2015 Spina bifida is a birth defect in which the vertebral column is open, often with spinal cord involvement. The most clinically significant subtype is myelomeningocele (open spina bifida), which is a condition characterized by failure of the lumbosacral ...
Adzick, NS +5 more
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Adult intramedullary epidermoid cyst without spinal dysraphism: A case report
Surgical neurology international, 2018 Background: Intramedullary epidermoid cyst (IEC), typically associated with spinal dysraphism, is rare, with fewer than 80 such cases reported in the literature. Here we present an adult with an IEC without spinal dysraphism.
A. Prabhuraj +3 more
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Epidural Analgesia Decreases Narcotic Requirements in Low Level Spina Bifida Patients Undergoing Urologic Laparotomy for Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose Concern of anatomical anomalies and worsening neurologic symptoms has prevented widespread use of epidural catheters in patients with low level spina bifida (LLSB). We hypothesize that thoracic epidural placement in the T9-T10 interspace is safe
Cain, Mark P. +6 more
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in syringomyelia [PDF]
, 1995 Based on an own material of 19 patients with syringomyelia and on the related literature a survey is given on the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, postoperative evaluation and the dynamics of CSF and cyst fluids, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Tanghe, H.L.J. (Hervé)
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Lumbosacral lipomyelomeningocele with anomalous osseous limb in a 3-month-old female
Radiology Case Reports, 2015 A patient with lipomyelomeningocele (known in utero) presented for MRI characterization prior to surgical procedure at three months of age. Cross-sectional imaging revealed a spinal dysraphism of the lower lumbar spine, with a posterior spinal defect ...
Sean L. Wilkes, MS, ALM +2 more
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