Purpose To date, the description of the natural course of concurrent tethered cord syndrome
with a low-lying conus medullaris and split cord malformation is lacking in the literature. We …

A broad spectrum of spinal pathologies can affect the pediatric population. Ultrasound (US)
is the primary modality for pediatric spine assessment due to its widespread availability, non …

Objective To study the classification, diagnosis, and treatment strategies of complex tethered
cord syndrome (C-TCS) on the basis of the patients' clinical symptoms, imaging findings …

We describe the exceptional case of spinal cord malformation, associating neurenteric cyst,
and cervical vertebral malformation, initially presenting as torticollis. A 4-month-old child …

Split cord malformation (SCM), a subtype of spinal dysraphism, represents a rare entity of
congenital malformation in the spine that occurs rarely in adults. SCM commonly presents …

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Background Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is a clinical diagnosis of progressive neurologic
aggravation of the lower spinal cord due to a traction on the conus medullaris. Untethering …

Ischemic myelomalacia secondary to fibrocartilaginous emboli (FCE) is an idiopathic
disease in humans and animals. On the other hand, congenital spinal cord malformations …

Substantial relaxation of natural selection beginning around 1900 changed the
mutation/selection balance of modern genetic material, producing an increase in variable …

The frequency of split cord malformation (SCM) is approximately 1 in 5000 births; however,
patients are rarely diagnosed with SCM in the neonatal period. Moreover, there have been …