Adult tethered cord syndrome: relative to spinal cord length and filum thickness

The adults with tethered cord syndrome (TCS) are divided into two groups: group-1 adult TCS patients with spinal dysraphism; and group-2 patients without dysraphism who develop signs and symptoms in adulthood. A significant number of group-2 patients failed to show elongation of the spinal cord and...

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Published in:Neurological research (New York) 2004-10, Vol.26 (7), p.732-734
Main Authors: Yamada, Shokei, Won, Daniel J., Yamada, Shoko M., Hadden, Anthony, Siddiqi, Javed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cauda Equina - pathology
Conus
Female
FIBROUS FILUM
FILUM THICKNESS
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neural Tube Defects - classification
Neural Tube Defects - pathology
Spinal Cord - pathology
SPINAL CORD LENGTH
Spinal Dysraphism - pathology
VISCOELASTICITY
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Summary:The adults with tethered cord syndrome (TCS) are divided into two groups: group-1 adult TCS patients with spinal dysraphism; and group-2 patients without dysraphism who develop signs and symptoms in adulthood. A significant number of group-2 patients failed to show elongation of the spinal cord and abnormally thick filum terminale. This paper reports the combinations of the location of the caudal end of the spinal cord and the thickness of the filum terminale in 104 patients with group-2 adult TCS. The caudal end of the spinal cord was found at the L2-3 intervertebral space or above in 37 patients (35.6%) and below L2-3 level in 67 patients (64.4%). The diameter of the filum was
ISSN:0161-6412
1743-1328
DOI:10.1179/016164104225017929