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Tethered Cord Syndrome

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Tethered cord syndrome is a clinical condition characterized by signs and symptoms secondary to conus medullaris dysfunction and abnormally low spinal cord, resulting in functional alterations of motor and sensitive neurons due to conus or spinal cord traction. It usually presents as a neuro-orthopedic syndrome with neurological, orthopedic, and urological symptoms and signs. The main pathologies related to tethered cord syndrome are congenital due to spinal dysraphism. We present a didactic and simplified view of key embryological processes related and describe the most common causes of tethered cord syndrome and its management.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery Division, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

    Enrico Ghizoni

  2. Laboratory of Neuroimaging, Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

    João Paulo Sant’Ana Santos de Souza

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, England

    Dominic N. P. Thompson

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    Enrico Ghizoni

  3. Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery Division, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

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Ghizoni, E., Santos de Souza, J.P.S., Thompson, D.N.P. (2019). Tethered Cord Syndrome. In: Joaquim, A., Ghizoni, E., Tedeschi, H., Ferreira, M. (eds) Fundamentals of Neurosurgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17649-5_11

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