Occult spinal dysraphism. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, R. Shane Tubbs, Rod J. Oskouian, Jeffrey P. Blount and W. Jerry Oakes.
• Editors: Tubbs, R. Shane; Oskouian, Rod J; Blount, Jeffrey P; Oakes, W. Jerry
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1: Historical Perspective of Occult Spinal Dysraphism; Introduction to Spinal Dysraphism; Early Accounts and Descriptions; Forms of Occult Spinal Dysraphia; Tethered Cord and Filum Terminale Syndrome; Split Cord Malformation; Dysraphia Since the Mid Twentieth Century; Conclusion; References; 2: Embryology of Occult Spinal Dysraphisms; Normal Early Human Neural Development; Blastogenesis, Gastrulation, and Early Notochord Formation; Primary Neurulation; Secondary Neurulation; Junctional Neurulation; Ascent of the Conus Medullaris Embryogenesis of Dysraphic MalformationsIncomplete Dysjunction: Limited Dorsal Myeloschisis, Fibroneural Stalks, and Dermal Sinus Tracts; Premature Dysjunction: Spinal Lipomas/Lipomyelomeningocelees; Disordered Gastrulation: Combined Spina Bifida, Split Cord Malformations, Neurenteric Cysts, and Complex Dysraphic Malformations; Disorders of Secondary Neurulation: Terminal Myelocystocele; Anomalies Resulting from Failure of Caudal Neuraxial Development: Caudal Agenesis; Disorders of Retrogressive Differentiation or Apoptotic Cell Death: Retained Medullary Cord; Conclusion; References 3: Natural History of Occult Spinal DysraphismIntroduction; Background; Overview of the Natural History of OSD; Established Principles of the OSD Natural History; Central Questions Regarding the Natural History of OSD; Natural History of Dermal Sinus Tracts; Natural History of Split Cord Malformations; Natural History of Spinal Cord Lipomas; The Way Forward; Surgical Decision-Making; Future Directions: Investigation and Study Design; References; 4: Cutaneous Stigmata and the Occult Spinal Dysraphisms; Introduction; Hemangiomas and Vascular Nevi; Hypertrichosis and Focal Hirsutism Subcutaneous LipomasDermal Sinuses; Human Tails; Other Lesions; Conclusion; References; 5: The Filum Terminale; History; The Filum Terminale and Tethered Spinal Cord; Embryology; Anatomy; Filum Terminale Internum; Filum Terminale Externum; Variations; Pathology; Tethered Cord Syndrome; Fatty Infiltration; Duplicated Filum Terminale; Myxopapillary Ependymoma; Ventriculus Terminalis; Radiology; Surgery; Conclusion; References; 6: Clinical Presentations of the Occult Spinal Dysraphisms; Introduction; Cutaneous Stigmata; Infection; Neurologic Symptoms; Urologic Dysfunction; Orthopedic Deformities Associated SyndromesConclusions; References; 7: Adult Presentations/Outcomes of Occult Spinal Dysraphism; Introduction; Tethered Cord Syndrome in Adults; Pathophysiology of TCS; Sex and Age; Clinical Presentation; Associated Malformations; Diagnosis of Adults with TCS; Other Adult OSD Forms; Split Cord Malformation (SCM) and Diastematomyelia; Lipomyelomeningocele, Lipomeningocele, and Spinal Lipoma; Tight Filum Terminale Syndrome; Terminal Myelocystoceles; Spinal Neurenteric Cysts; Dermal Sinus Tract; Meningocele Manqué; Standard Management of Adult OSD; Surgical Procedure
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 614.599232; Neural tube -- Abnormalities; MEDICAL / Forensic Medicine; MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine; MEDICAL / Public Health; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030109943; 3030109941
• Related ISBNs: 9783030109936; 3030109933
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 20, 2019).
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