Can the conus medullaris in normal position be tethered?

Neurological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 727-731

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a,b   Oakes, W Jerry ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Pediatric Neurosurgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysraphism; Pathology; Spinal cord; Stretch

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYOLOGY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TIGHT FILUM TERMINALE SYNDROME; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

ANIMALS; CAUDA EQUINA; EMBRYOLOGY; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 9244231784     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164104225017910     Document Type: Conference Paper

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