20 Congenital and Developmental Spinal Cord Abnormalities: Syringomyelia, Tethered Cord, Diastematomyelia, and Diplomyelia
Buch
Herausgeber: DeWald, Christopher; DeWald, Ronald L.
Titel: Spinal Deformities
Untertitel: The Comprehensive Text
Print ISBN: 9781626233720; Online ISBN: 9781684203604; Buch-DOI: 10.1055/b000000246
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Fachgebiete: Neurochirurgie;Orthopädie- und Unfallchirurgie
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Abstract
Spinal cord dysraphism includes congenital disorders of the spinal cord that can develop altered neurologic function or spinal deformity. Dysraphisms such as syringomyelia, tether spinal cord, and diastematomyelia each presents with unique spinal cord findings and treatments. Neurologic consequences of these disorders include scoliosis, kyphosis, increasing neurologic deficits, sphincter incontinence, or pain. Magnetic resonance imaging is typically the best tool to identify these congenital spinal cord abnormalities as well as for developmental syringomyelia. Evaluation and consideration for treatment of these spinal cord abnormalities should always be done prior to surgery intended to alter the contour of the spine in a spinal deformity.
Schlüsselwörter
spinal cord, dysraphism, congenital, syrinx, spinal cord tether- 1 Heiss JD, Patronas N, DeVroom HL et al. Elucidating the pathophysiology of syringomyelia.. J Neurosurg 1999; 91 (4) 553-562 PubMed (PMID: 10507374)
- 2 Sahin F, Selçuki M, Ecin N et al. Level of conus medullaris in term and preterm neonates.. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 1997; 77 (1) F67-F69 PubMed (PMID: 9279188)