[Cervicodorsal diastematomyelia in an adult].
A 44-year-old male had paraparesis which had began at age 20 years; a cleft spinal cord (diastematomyelia) was discovered at cervicodorsal level. The patient had nevus and hypertrichosis in the skin overlying the dysraphic spinal cord malformation. Both computer-assisted myelography and magnetic resonance scan showed the spinal cord segmentation and other associated disorders: bone spicula projecting between the 2 cordal halves, vertebral fusion defect and syringomyelic cavity. We emphasize the rarity of this abnormality in a so high spinal cord level and the onset of symptoms at adult age.
Arias
M
M
López-Ibor
L
L
Castillo
J
J
Lema
M
M
Noya
M
M
D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000175:diagnosis*
Diastematomielia cervicodorsal de presentación en un adulto.