2001
DOI: 10.1097/00013414-200112000-00003
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Adult Tethered Cord Syndrome: New Classification Correlated With Symptomatology, Imaging and Pathophysiology

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“…In tethered cord syndrome, the filum terminale is usually displaced posteriorly, and it has a fatty appearance. 4,6,8 In our cadaver study, the filums were posteriorly displaced and had a thickened, fatty appearance in 2 cadavers. Histopathologic examinations of these 2 specimens confirmed that they were filums.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 60%
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“…In tethered cord syndrome, the filum terminale is usually displaced posteriorly, and it has a fatty appearance. 4,6,8 In our cadaver study, the filums were posteriorly displaced and had a thickened, fatty appearance in 2 cadavers. Histopathologic examinations of these 2 specimens confirmed that they were filums.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 60%
“…5,6 The only consistent finding to suggest a tethered cord is the posterior displacement of the filum terminale. 7,8 Children patients are preferred to be untethered early due to the risk for deterioration during growth, but the timing for adult untethering depends on the severity of neurological symptoms. [9][10][11] Open surgical untethering of the spinal cord is a well-established treatment option and has yielded good postoperative results.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Eğer konus L2 vertebra düzeyinin aşağısında sonlanırsa, radyolojik tanı aşağı yerleşimli konustur (5). Eskiden aşağı yerleşimli konus GOS tanısı için zorunluydu, ancak son zamanlarda bazı klinisyenler küçük bir hasta grubunun bu kriteri karşılamadığını kabul etmiştir (6). GOS'u olan çocuk ve erişkinlerin % 18'inde spinal kordun kaudal ucu normal yerindedir (7).…”
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“…Molecular biology may be focused first on the potassium channel, and then the sodium and calcium channels. Another area of research in molecular biology could be to investigate why fibrous or fibroadipose tissue grows into the filum, replacing ependymal and glial tissue, as has been demonstrated by Yamada and associates [28][29][30] . The research on the in utero repair of myelomeningoceles and ventricular shunting must be promoted before the procedures are proved to be beneficial in protecting the spinal cord from deterioration, and possibly preventing TCS that may follow after the birth 31 .…”
Section: Research Projectsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It has been claimed that folic acid administration to pregnant women seems to have decreased the number of spina bifida infants, but late teen-age and adult TCS patients seems to be increasing [28][29][30] . Proper and prompt diagnosis and treatment of these older patients are very important to relieve their back and leg pain and improve motor, sensory and bladder functions, and thereby to improve their working capacity and enhance their enjoyment of life.…”
Section: The Future Of Tcs Studiesmentioning
confidence: 99%