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tethered cord syndrome |
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tethered cord syndrome Neurology An occult spinal dysraphism due to a defect in dorsal induction, the earliest major embryologic process in forming the brain and spinal cord; during 2º neurulation, the neural tube atrophies and the
ventral remnant persists as the filum terminale; as the vertebral column grows, the filum terminale and nerve roots lengthen; tethering results if the primitive sacral cord does not degenerate or the filum terminale and nerve roots do not lengthen
properly Clinical-Children Static sensorimotor defects, deformities of spine and feet, skin changes in lumbosacral region–eg, hypertrichosis, hemangiomas, dimples; pain is rarely prominent Clinical-Adults Gait defects, upper and lower motor
neuron signs, and either a spastic small-capacity bladder or less commonly, a hypotonic large-capacity bladder Diagnosis MRI; CT with intrathecal contrast, plain films, ultrasonography Treatment Laminectomy at appropriate lumbosacral level. Cf
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