Cervical neuroschisis and meningocoele manque in type I (no neck) Klippel-Feil syndrome.
A male child with type I (no neck) Klippel-Feil syndrome presented at birth with a transient and partial cord injury. Investigations failed to reveal spinal instability or foramen magnum compression. Subsequent deterioration led to investigations that demonstrated neuroschisis. A cervical meningocoele manque with cord tethering was found at exploration and untethering reversed the deficit. The surgical pathology of the cervical cord is described.
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Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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Myles
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D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed