title: Occult diastematomyelia in adults--report of two cases.
abstract: Two cases of diastematomyelia discovered in adults with minimal symptoms are described. In one case the presence of an associated thoracic neurenteric cyst supports the theory that a diastematomyelic spur represents a persistent neurenteric canal. The imaging findings are described and the incidence of diastematomyelia in adults is briefly discussed on the basis of cases previously reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke-on-Trent.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Whitney
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gulati
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed