title: New data on diastematomyelia.
abstract: Five cases of diastematomyelia are described and illustrated. These and a further 60 cases from the literature are analyzed. The data corroborate the opinion that early diagnosis and treatment result in a better prognosis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery