Terminal hemimyelocystocele associated with Chiari II malformation

Terminal myelocystocele (TMC) results from failure of embryonic CSF to drain outside the neural tube creating CSF reservoir within a dorsal meningocele. Association of Chiari II malformation with diastematomyelia and myelocystocele is extremely rare. Myelocystoceles do not have neural tissue so they...

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Published in:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
Main Authors: Umamaheswara Reddy V., Amit Agrawal, Kishor V. Hegde, Venugopal Sharma, Priya Malpani, Venkatesh Manchikanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-06-01
Subjects:
Chiari malformation
Diastematomyelia
Myelocystocele
Spinal dysraphism
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110663814000287

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