Adult-onset tethered cord syndrome with a retained medullary cord due to adhesive arachnoiditis

Adult-onset tethered cord syndrome with a retained medullary cord due to adhesive arachnoiditis

Background: Adult-onset tethered cord syndrome (ATCS) is occasionally reported, but older adult onset is very rare. We treated a patient who was asymptomatic until older adulthood and then developed subacute exacerbation of neurological symptoms. Case description: A 76-year-old woman presented with...

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Main Authors: Akitaka Yoshimura, Hisaaki Uchikado, Youhei Iguchi, Shota Fujimura, Hideki Ohta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Adult-onset tethered cord syndrome
Retained medullary cord
Spinal adhesive arachnoiditis
Terminal syringomyelia
Intramedullary tumor
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751924000069

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