title: Tethered hindbrain. Case report.
abstract: The authors present the case of an 11-year-old boy with symptomatic tethering of the hindbrain related to a Chiari Type III malformation repaired at birth. Surgical release of the cord resulted in functional improvement.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kernan
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Horgan
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Piatt
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012249:Rhombencephalon / Q000473:pathology*; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000473:pathology*