title: Diastematomyelia in adults.
abstract: The authors report two cases of diastematomyelia in adults. One patient had a congenital kyphoscoliosis; the other had undergone surgery at birth for a myelomeningocele. The occurrence of diastematomyelia in patients with congenital scoliosis and myelomeningocele is discussed. Diastematomyelia is regarded as one of the causes of late deterioration of neurological function in such cases.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging