M-mode sonography of the caudal spinal cord in patients with meningomyelocele. Work in progress.
The authors prospectively studied movement patterns of the spinal cord in 46 patients (aged 0.5-16 years) with meningomyelocele but without major neurologic deficits. Three different motion patients were observed. Reduced mobility correlated with a higher risk of developing secondary tethered cord syndrome after a mean observation time of 15 months. This technique may be helpful in identifying patients for early surgery.
Schumacher
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Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Mainz, Germany.
Kroll
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Schwarz
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Ermert
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography