Occult tethered cord syndrome: Not an indication for surgery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages 305-308

  Drake, James M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pediatric neurosurgery; Terminal filum; Tethered cord syndrome

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER BIAS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC;

EID: 84995324106     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2006.104.5.305     Document Type: Review

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