Occult tethered cord syndrome: The case for surgery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages 302-304

  Selden, Nathan R ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric neurosurgery; Terminal filum; Tethered cord syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MICTURITION DISORDER; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; META ANALYSIS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROGENIC BLADDER;

CAUDA EQUINA; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC;

EID: 33747594259     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2006.104.5.302     Document Type: Review

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