11 Tethered Cord Syndrome Associated with Myelomeningoceles and Lipomyelomeningoceles Shokei Yamada, Daniel J. Won, Alexander Zouros, and Shoko M. Yamada This chapter concentrates on tethered cord syndrome (TCS) associated with…
10 Indication and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord James M. Drake and Harold J. Hoffman Tethered spinal cord syndrome consists of a group of dysraphic conditions in which the conus…
8 Urological Aspect of Tethered Cord Syndrome II: Clinical Experience in Urological Involvement with Tethered Cord Syndrome Antoine E. Khoury With the acceptance of tethered cord syndrome (TCS) as a…
6 Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Tethered Cord Syndrome Marvin D. Nelson Jr. Real-time ultrasonography is an imaging tool that is useful for evaluating neonates with suspected congenital spinal cord malformations and…
16 Tethered Cord Syndrome in Adults with Spina Bifida Occulta Sharad Rajpal, Samir B. Lapsiwala, and Bermans J. Iskandar Congenital tethered cord syndrome (TCS) presenting in adulthood is an uncommon…
2 Normal Spinal Cord Development and the Embryogenesis of Spinal Cord Tethering Malformations Mark S. Dias and Elias B. Rizk Understanding normal and abnormal embryology of the nervous system is…
14 Epidermoid and Dermoid Tumors Associated with Tethered Cord Syndrome David S. Knierim, Daniel J. Won, and Shokei Yamada Epidermoid and dermoid tumors are usually thought of as developmental tumors….
7 Urological Aspect of Tethered Cord Syndrome I: Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Tethered Cord Syndrome H. Roger Hadley, Herbert C. Ruckle, Brian S. Yamada, and Gideon D. Richards Bladder…
13 In Utero Repair of Myelomeningoceles Nalin Gupta Several diseases can be treated by surgical procedures performed directly on the fetus prior to the anticipated delivery date.1 Most of these…
18 Anomalies of Spinal Cord Length and Filum Thickness Shokei Yamada, Javed Siddiqi, and Shoko M. Yamada Adults with tethered cord syndrome (TCS) are divided into two groups: group 1…
