Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is a diverse clinical entity characterized by symptoms and
signs which are caused by excessive tension on the spinal cord. The majority of cases are …

Already known as the reference of choice for expert coverage on the structure and function
of the human brain and the nervous system, Nolte's The Human Brain continues to impress …

Ultrasonography (US) of the spinal cord is performed in newborns with signs of spinal
disease (cutaneous lesions of the back, deformities of the spinal column, neurologic …

Study Design. Sequential study of magnetic resonance images of the lumbar spine.
Objectives. To determine the variation in position of the conus medullaris in a living adult …

Abstract THE INTENT OF this article is to propose the existence of the tethered cord
syndrome in patients whose conus is in a normal position. The tethered cord syndrome has …

✓ The treatment of a patient with symptoms of a tethered spinal cord and in whom a fatty
infiltrated terminal filum is found is controversial. The authors review their experience and …

OBJECTIVE: The pathogenesis of CM-I is incompletely understood. We describe an
association of CM-I and TCS that occurs in a subset of patients with normal size of the PCF …

Background: Although reports in the literature have demonstrated an approximately 20%
prevalence of neural axis abnormalities in patients with juvenile idiopathic scoliosis who …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Arthrogryposis is among the malformations of congenital
Zika syndrome. Similar to the brain, there might exist a spectrum of spinal cord …

Abstract WE DESCRIBE A variation of selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy
that involves sectioning of the dorsal spinal roots immediately caudal to the conus …