title: [Cervicodorsal diastematomyelia in an adult].
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: López-Ibor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lema
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Diastematomielia cervicodorsal de presentación en un adulto.