Clinical characteristics and surgical outcome in 25 cases of childhood tight filum syndrome

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 103-117

  Cornips, Erwin M J ^a   Vereijken, Ilse M P ^a   Beuls, Emile A M ^a   Weber, Jacobiene W ^a   Soudant, Dan L H M ^a   Van Rhijn, Lodewijk W ^a   Callewaert, Piet R H ^a   Vles, Johan S H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Outcome; Pediatric; Tethered cord syndrome; Tight filum; Untethering

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONUS MEDULLARIS; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FILUM TERMINALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; TIGHT FILUM SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CAUDA EQUINA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SKIN DISEASES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 84857358552     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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