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Published in: Child's Nervous System 5/2004

01-05-2004 | Case Report

Cervical meningocele in association with spinal abnormalities

Authors: Carlos H. Feltes, Kostas N. Fountas, Vassilios G. Dimopoulos, Ana I. Escurra, Angel Boev, Effie Z. Kapsalaki, Joe Sam Robinson Jr, E. Christopher Troup

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 5/2004

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Abstract

Case report

This case report presents a newborn baby girl, who was diagnosed at birth with a mid-cervical meningocele. Further radiographic workup by MRI revealed co-existing thoracic diplomyelia and bilateral tethered cords. At birth the patient was found to be neurologically intact. Surgery was performed at 4 months of age, the patient undergoing simultaneous repair of the cervical meningocele, exploration of the diplomyelia, and release of the tethered cords bilaterally. Long-term follow-up revealed an ambulating patient with no bowel or bladder incontinence, who has developed well for her chronological age so far.

Review of the literature

A review of the literature relevant to this case is also presented.
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Metadata
Title
Cervical meningocele in association with spinal abnormalities
Authors
Carlos H. Feltes
Kostas N. Fountas
Vassilios G. Dimopoulos
Ana I. Escurra
Angel Boev
Effie Z. Kapsalaki
Joe Sam Robinson Jr
E. Christopher Troup
Publication date
01-05-2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 5/2004
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-003-0824-z

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