Purpose Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is characterized by abnormal attachment of the
spinal cord neural elements to surrounding tissues. The most common symptoms include …

OBJECTIVE Tethered cord release (TCR) is the gold standard treatment for tethered cord
syndrome (TCS); however, there are significant shortcomings including high rates of …

Background Patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), a heritable
connective tissue disorder, present frequently with symptoms of tethered cord syndrome …

OBJECTIVE Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) comprises three symptom categories: back/leg
pain, bowel/bladder, and neurological complaints. MRI typically reveals a low-lying conus …

OBJECTIVE Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is a clinical and radiographic diagnosis of
pathological stretching of the spinal cord leading to progressive loss of neurological …

This study investigated the prevalence of embryonic and connective tissue elements in the
filum terminale (FT) of patients with tethered cord syndrome (TCS), examining both typical …

BACKGROUND: Neural components of the fibrous filum terminale (FT) are well known but
are considered as embryonic remnants without functionality. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the …

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of the screening protocol and the clinical follow-up to
detect urological anomalies (UA) in patients with ARM (ARM-P) in our institution. Secondary …

Schwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumors that arise from Schwann cells, which are
responsible for producing the myelin sheath that surrounds nerves. They are typically slow …

Tethered cord syndrome is a condition in which the spinal cord is tethered by pathological
structures such as a tight filum terminale, intradural lipomas with or without a connecting …