Spina Bifida, Meningomyelocele, and Meningocele

Song, Rachel B.; Glass, Eric N.; Kent, Marc

doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2015.10.007

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“…Sporadic occurrence has been described in calves (21) and less frequently in other species (1,3,21). Different forms of spinal dysraphism such as meningocele or meningomyelocele can be associated with other neural tube malformations in dogs (3,11,17,18) and cats (14). Here we describe the first case of a lipomeningocele and spina bifida associated with diplomyelia in a dog.…”

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“…of these disorders is the so-called spinal cord dysraphism, which is a broad term describing anomalies due to a missing or incomplete closure of the neural folds (3,18,19). This results in a failed neural tube closure.…”

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“…The term spina bifida describes the failure of fusion of one or more vertebral arches. The protrusion of meninges or meninges together with nervous tissue through an open vertebral arch is defined as meningocele or meningomyelocele respectively (18).…”

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“…This malformation can be distinguished from diastematomyelia, in which each spinal cord has its own meningeal sheath and its own bony vertebral canal (3). Recent publications introduced the terminology split cord malformation type I or II for both of these entities (1,18).…”

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Lipomeningocele associated with diplomyelia in a dog

Schulze¹,

Ondreka²,

Laws³

et al. 2018

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SummaryA 2-year-old male neutered mixed breed dog with a body weight of 30 kg was presented for evaluation of a soft subcutaneous mass on the dorsal midline at the level of the caudal thoracic spine. A further clinical sign was intermittent pain on palpation of the area of the subcutaneous mass. The owner also described a prolonged phase of urination with repeated interruption and re-initiation of voiding. The findings of the neurological examination were consistent with a lesion localization between the 3rd thoracic and 3rd lumbar spinal cord segments. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a spina bifida with a lipomeningocele and diplomyelia (split cord malformation type I) at the level of thoracic vertebra 11 and 12 and secondary syringomyelia above the aforementioned defects in the caudal thoracic spinal cord. Surgical resection of the lipomeningocele via a hemilaminectomy was performed. After initial deterioration of the neurological status postsurgery with paraplegia and absent deep pain sensation the dog improved within 2 weeks to non-ambulatory paraparesis with voluntary urination. Six weeks postoperatively the dog was ambulatory, according to the owner. Two years after surgery the owner recorded that the dog showed a normal gait, a normal urination and no pain. Histopathological diagnosis of the biopsied material revealed a lipomeningocele which confirmed the radiological diagnosis.

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Lipomeningocele associated with diplomyelia in a dog

Schulze¹,

Ondreka²,

Laws³

et al. 2018

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“…28 This failure is further classified into either occulta (closed) or aperta, based on the amount of neural tissue involvement. 28 Spina bifida occulta has no neural tissue involved, whereas spina bifida aperta is either associated with a meningocele or meningomyelocele. 28 With no neural tissue involved, the spina bifida in our case is subclassified as occulta.…”

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Dermoid sinus type VI associated with spina bifida and tethered cord syndrome in a French Bulldog

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A 4-mo-old French bulldog was presented with acute onset pain and reluctance to move. A tubular structure arising in the dorsal thoracic midline and extending from a cutaneous orifice into deeper tissues was palpated on physical examination. Computed tomography with sinography revealed a dermoid sinus associated with spina bifida at the level of T3-T4. On surgical exploration, the dermoid sinus was found to communicate with the dura. Histology confirmed the diagnosis and classification as a type VI dermoid sinus. The pain response and hyperesthesia were suspected to be the result of tethered cord syndrome. Complete resolution of clinical signs was appreciated post-surgery, with the patient still free of clinical signs 3 mo later.

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Spina Bifida, Meningomyelocele, and Meningocele

Cited by 25 publications

References 39 publications

Lipomeningocele associated with diplomyelia in a dog

Lipomeningocele associated with diplomyelia in a dog

Dermoid sinus type VI associated with spina bifida and tethered cord syndrome in a French Bulldog

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