Open AccessDiastematomyelia of the Cervical Spinal Cord with Tethering in an Adult
Author(s) -
Aizik L. Wolf,
D Tubman,
Edward L. Seljeskog
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-198707000-00022
Subject(s) - diastematomyelia , medicine , spinal cord , tethering , neurosurgery , lumbar , tethered cord , lumbar spinal cord , surgery , anatomy , psychiatry , computer science , operating system
A case of cervical diastematomyelia associated with spinal cord tethering in an adult is presented. The differences between cervicodorsal and lumbar region spinal dysraphic states are emphasized with a review of the embryological factors involved. Possible causes and subsequent treatment are outlined. (Neurosurgery 21: 94-98, 1987)