title: [Paraplegia as initial manifestation of tethered spinal cord. Case report].
abstract: Tethered spinal cord (TSC) is a rare disorder; it occurs when the conus medularis is anchored to the base of the vertebral canal by thickened filum terminale cysts, lipoma and spinal dysraphia. This disorder may cause paraplegia, sensory and sphincter disturbance. We report a twenty-two months-old girl presenting with paraplegia. TSC diagnostic was confirmed by myelotomography. The patient was submitted to surgical relief of tethered filum terminale.
authors.affiliation: Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre (FFFCMPA), Departamento de Neurologia, Brasil.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guardiola
authors.forename: L Z
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Prates
authors.forename: M de C
authors.initials: Mde C
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging