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. 2004 May;20(5):357-61.
doi: 10.1007/s00381-003-0824-z. Epub 2003 Nov 13.

Cervical meningocele in association with spinal abnormalities

Carlos H Feltes  1 , Kostas N Fountas, Vassilios G Dimopoulos, Ana I Escurra, Angel Boev, Effie Z Kapsalaki, Joe Sam Robinson Jr, E Christopher Troup
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Cervical meningocele in association with spinal abnormalities

Carlos H Feltes et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 2004 May.

Abstract

Case report: This case report presents a newborn baby girl, who was diagnosed at birth with a mid-cervical meningocele. Further radiographic workup by MRI revealed co-existing thoracic diplomyelia and bilateral tethered cords. At birth the patient was found to be neurologically intact. Surgery was performed at 4 months of age, the patient undergoing simultaneous repair of the cervical meningocele, exploration of the diplomyelia, and release of the tethered cords bilaterally. Long-term follow-up revealed an ambulating patient with no bowel or bladder incontinence, who has developed well for her chronological age so far.

Review of the literature: A review of the literature relevant to this case is also presented.

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