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…
17 The Normal Position of the Conus Medullaris Does Not Exclude a Tethered Spinal Cord R. Shane Tubbs and W. Jerry Oakes Since the inception of the term tethered spinal…
12 The Role of Folate Supplementation in Spina Bifida Occulta Elias Rizk and Bermans J. Iskandar Epidemiology of Spina Bifida Occulta The incidence of spina bifida occulta (SBO) in the…
9 The Cervical Tethered Spinal Cord Kenji Muro, Arthur J. DiPatri Jr., and David G. McLone Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is a well-established and recognized disease entity whose protean manifestations…
1 Introduction to Tethered Cord Syndrome Shokei Yamada The word tether means to restrain, an example of which is an animal held to the maximal range of motion by a…
