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Tethered Cord Syndrome
- Source :
- Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 18:531-547
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2007.
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Abstract
- Tethered cord syndrome is a clinical phenomenon resulting from anatomic restriction of the normal movement of the spinal cord or vascular compromise leading to hypoxia of its distal structures. Tethering can be acquired (secondary) or congenital (primary). This article presents the relevant embryology, primary and secondary causes of tethering, clinical presentations, the treatment of specific entities, indications and options for Tethered cord syndrome is a clinical phenomenon resulting from anatomic restriction of the normal movement of the spinal cord or vascular compromise leading to hypoxia of its distal structures. Causes of tethering can be acquired (secondary) or congenital (primary). This article presents the relevant embryology, primary and secondary causes of tethering, clinical presentations, the treatment of specific entities, indications and options for surgical treatment, and surgical complications.
- Subjects :
- Central Nervous System
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Vascular compromise
General Medicine
Hypoxia (medical)
Spinal cord
Surgery
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
medicine.anatomical_structure
Embryology
Humans
Medicine
Neural Tube Defects
Neurology (clinical)
medicine.symptom
Surgical treatment
Tethered Cord
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10423680
- Volume :
- 18
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Neurosurgery Clinics of North America
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d1c4f0698e0e0e429e4ee400ab46dd8f