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Cutaneous Stigmata and the Occult Spinal Dysraphisms

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Cutaneous birthmarks are usually innocuous. However, when over the lumbosacral spine, especially, in the midline, the likelihood of an associated underlying spinal dysraphism rises. Herein, we discuss the various cutaneous markers and their associated occult spinal dysraphisms.

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  1. St. George’s University, St. George, Grenada

    Jaspreet Johal

  2. Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA

    Charlotte Wilson

  3. Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA

    R. Shane Tubbs

  4. Division of Neurosurgery, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA

    W. Jerry Oakes

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  1. Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA

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  2. Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, WA, USA

    Rod J. Oskouian

  3. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Jeffrey P. Blount

  4. Division of Neurosurgery, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA

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Johal, J., Wilson, C., Tubbs, R.S., Oakes, W.J. (2019). Cutaneous Stigmata and the Occult Spinal Dysraphisms. In: Tubbs, R., Oskouian, R., Blount, J., Oakes, W. (eds) Occult Spinal Dysraphism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10994-3_4

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