Imaging of Tethered Spinal Cord
5 Imaging of Tethered Spinal Cord David B. Hinshaw Jr., J. Paul Jacobson, Jason Hwang, and Daniel K. Kido History of Spinal Imaging Visualization of the spine with x-ray imaging…
Tethered Cord Syndrome Associated with Myelomeningoceles and Lipomyelomeningoceles
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…
Indication and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord
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…
Urological Aspect of Tethered Cord Syndrome II: Clinical Experience in Urological Involvement with Tethered Cord Syndrome
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…
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Tethered Cord Syndrome
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…
Tethered Cord Syndrome in Adults with Spina Bifida Occulta
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…
Normal Spinal Cord Development and the Embryogenesis of Spinal Cord Tethering Malformations
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…
Epidermoid and Dermoid Tumors Associated with Tethered Cord Syndrome
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….
Urological Aspect of Tethered Cord Syndrome I: Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Tethered Cord Syndrome
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…
In Utero Repair of Myelomeningoceles
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…
