Open AccessIncidentally Discovered Diastematomyelia in Adults: About Two Case Reports
Author(s) -
Adam Hajjine,
Oualid Benfaddaoul,
B. Boutakioute,
Meriem Ouali Idrissi,
Najat Cherif Guennouni Idrissi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
scholars journal of medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2347-9507
pISSN - 2347-6559
DOI - 10.36347/sjmcr.2022.v10i03.024
Subject(s) - diastematomyelia , abnormality , medicine , spinal cord , radiological weapon , congenital malformations , pediatrics , radiology , pregnancy , biology , psychiatry , genetics
Diastematomyelia is a rare congenital abnormality of the spinal cord, generally diagnosed in children,its discovery in adults is very rare. In this paper we report two additional cases to the literature, give a brief overview of the clinical features, and especially shed light on the radiological aspects and role of imaging in this diagnosis.