scholarly journals DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL NEUROGENIC BLADDER CAUSED BY TRACTION OF LOWER SPINAL CORD SEGMENT WITH SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA. (SO CALLED “TETHERED CORD SYNDROME”)

1977 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 569-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junnosuke Fukui ◽  
Kiyoshi Kodaira ◽  
Setsuo Watanabe ◽  
Tohru Takezaki ◽  
Nobuhiko Shiba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spina Bifida ◽  
Neurogenic Bladder ◽  
Tethered Cord ◽  
Tethered Cord Syndrome ◽  
Spina Bifida Occulta ◽  
Spinal Cord Segment

scholarly journals Tethered cord syndrome with spina bifida aperta in cats: two case reports of different types

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 205511691770806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiro Tamura ◽  
Takashi Oji ◽  
Satoshi Une ◽  
Makiko Mukaino ◽  
Tatsuro Bekki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Spina Bifida ◽  
Tethered Cord ◽  
Tethered Cord Syndrome ◽  
Tethered Spinal Cord ◽  
Dural Sac ◽  
Spina Bifida Aperta ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Progressive Paraparesis

Case summary Two castrated male cats, aged 8 months old (case 1) and 10 months old (case 2), showed a history of progressive paraparesis, an over-reaching pelvic limb gait, urinary incontinence and a palpable dermoid fistula. In case 1, the fistula was connected to the dural sac on the conus medullaris, and the tethered spinal cord was retracted caudally. In case 2, the tubular structure was connected to the dural sac on the thoracic spinal cord, and the tethered spinal cord was retracted dorsally. Tethered cord syndrome secondary to spina bifida aperta was suspected in both cats. Excision of the fistula and release of the tethered spinal cord was performed. A histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a meningomyelocele in case 1 and a meningocele in case 2. Paraparesis improved postoperatively in both cats. However, urinary incontinence in case 1 remained partially unresolved. Relevance and novel information This is the first report to describe the imaging characteristics, surgical treatments and outcomes of two different types of tethered cord syndrome with spina bifida aperta in cats. Tethered cord syndrome with spina bifida aperta needs to be included in the differential diagnosis of slowly progressive paraparesis in younger cats with or without vesicorectal failure and a palpable dermoid fistula.

Tethered Cord Syndrome in Spina Bifida Occulta: A Case Report

1988 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Ki Hong Choi ◽  
Chung Nam Kang ◽  
Jin Man Wang ◽  
Kwon Jae Roh ◽  
Young Hun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Spina Bifida ◽  
Tethered Cord ◽  
Tethered Cord Syndrome ◽  
Spina Bifida Occulta

The tethered cord syndrome in adults with spina bifida occulta

2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 735-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samir B. Lapsiwala ◽  
Bermans J. Iskandar
Keyword(s):  
Spina Bifida ◽  
Tethered Cord ◽  
Tethered Cord Syndrome ◽  
Spina Bifida Occulta

Spine-shortening vertebral osteotomy in a patient with tethered cord syndrome and a vertebral fracture

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haruo Kanno ◽  
Toshimi Aizawa ◽  
Hiroshi Ozawa ◽  
Takeshi Hoshikawa ◽  
Eiji Itoi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Vertebral Fracture ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Tethered Cord ◽  
Conus Medullaris ◽  
Tethered Cord Syndrome ◽  
Bone Union ◽  
Tethered Spinal Cord ◽  
Fracture Fragment ◽  
Loss Of Correction

The authors report a rare case of tethered cord syndrome with low-placed conus medullaris complicated by a vertebral fracture that was successfully treated by a spine-shortening vertebral osteotomy. The patient was a 57-year-old woman whose neurological condition worsened after a T-12 vertebral fracture because a fracture fragment and the associated local kyphotic deformity directly compressed the tethered spinal cord. An osteotomy of the T-12 vertebra was performed in order to correct the kyphosis, remove the fracture fragment, and reduce the tension on the spinal cord. Postoperative radiographs showed the spine to be shortened by 22 mm, and the kyphosis between T-11 and L-1 improved from 23° to 0°. Two years after the surgery, the patient's neurological symptoms were resolved. The bone union was complete with no loss of correction.

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