Results Eight of the 22 patients had spina bifida aperta, and 14 had spina bifida occulta.
These included eight cases with repaired myelomeningocele, seven with an intraspinal …

A boy of 16 years with a history of urinary incontinence since birth exhibited a dimple and
semicircular growth ofhair in the lumbo-sacral region, bilateral paresis of the lower …

We reviewed 104 consecutive cases of closed dysraphism in patients seen at one institution
between December 1984 and June 1987. All patients had myelographic studies, and 43 had …

Spinal dysraphism designates a heterogeneous group of spinal anomalies with the common
feature of imperfect fusion of midline mesenchymal, bony, and neural structures. Spina bifida …

Spinal dysraphism includes anomalies of midline fusion involving bony, mesenchymal, and
neural elements. MR imaging of the spine was performed as the initial imaging technique to …

JAMES and LASSMAN (1962), working at the Newcastle General Hospital, have
investigated clinically a series of unexplained progressive foot deformities in children, in …

Three patients in their seventies with occult spinal dysraphism are described. All three had
tethered spinal cords, intrasacral meningoceles, and severe degenerative lumbar …

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the spine was performed as the initial imaging
technique in 20 children when spinal dysraphism was suspected clinically and plain …

Abstract Fifty patients (26 males, 24 females) aged from birth to 51 years with occult spinal
dysraphism were identified. All had Magnetic Resonance (MR) scans carried out. The MR …

Background Spinal dysraphisms is a broad term given to a group of anomalies where there
are malformations of the spine and the spinal cord. They arise from defects occurring in the …