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Sacral Spina Bifida Occulta: A Frequency Analysis of Secular Change. ANTHROPOLOGICAL REVIEW 2022. [DOI: 10.18778/1898-6773.85.2.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Substantial relaxation of natural selection beginning around 1900 changed the mutation/selection balance of modern genetic material, producing an increase in variable anatomical structures. While multiple structures have been affected, the temporal increase in variations of the sacrum, specifically, ‘Sacral Spina Bifida Occulta,’ have been reliably demonstrated on a localised scale. Calculation of largescale frequency has been hindered by the localised nature of these publications, the morphological variability of this variation, and potential pathological associations, which have produced divergent classifications, and conflicting reported rates of occurrence. A systematic review of the reported literature was conducted to provide an objective analysis of Sacral Spina Bifida Occulta frequency from 2500 BCE to the present. This review was designed to compensate for observed inconsistencies in reporting and to ascertain, for the first time, the temporal trajectory of this secular trend. A systematic review of Sacral Spina Bifida Occulta literature was conducted through the strict use of clinical meta-analysis criteria. Publications were retrieved from four databases: PubMed, Embase, the Adelaide University Library database, and Google Scholar. Data were separated into three historical groups, (1 = <1900, 2 = 1900 to 1980 and 3 = >1980), and frequency outcomes compared, to determine temporal rates of occurrence.
A total of 39/409 publications were included in the final analysis, representing data for 16,167 sacra, spanning a period of 4,500 years. Statistically significant results were obtained, with total open S1 frequency increasing from 2.34%, (79 to 1900CE), to 4.80%, (1900 to 1980CE) and to 5.43% (>1980CE). These increases were significant at p<0.0001, with Chi-squared analysis. A clear secular increase in the global frequency of Sacral Spina Bifida Occulta has been demonstrated from 1900 to the present. This research provides a novel and adaptable framework for the future assessment of variation distribution, with important implications for the fields of biological anthropology and bioarchaeology.
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Rossi A, Martinetti C, Morana G, Severino M, Tortora D. Diagnostic Approach to Pediatric Spine Disorders. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2017; 24:621-44. [PMID: 27417404 DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Understanding the developmental features of the pediatric spine and spinal cord, including embryologic steps and subsequent growth of the osteocartilaginous spine and contents is necessary for interpretation of the pathologic events that may affect the pediatric spine. MR imaging plays a crucial role in the diagnostic evaluation of patients suspected of harboring spinal abnormalities, whereas computed tomography and ultrasonography play a more limited, complementary role. This article discusses the embryologic and developmental anatomy features of the spine and spinal cord, together with some technical points and pitfalls, and the most common indications for pediatric spinal MR imaging.
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- Andrea Rossi
- Neuroradiology Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via Gerolamo Gaslini, 5, Genova 16147, Italy.
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via Gerolamo Gaslini, 5, Genova 16147, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via Gerolamo Gaslini, 5, Genova 16147, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via Gerolamo Gaslini, 5, Genova 16147, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via Gerolamo Gaslini, 5, Genova 16147, Italy
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Congenital spine anomalies: the closed spinal dysraphisms. Pediatr Radiol 2015; 45 Suppl 3:S413-9. [PMID: 26346147 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-015-3425-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2015] [Revised: 05/31/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The term congenital spinal anomalies encompasses a wide variety of dysmorphology that occurs during early development. Familiarity with current terminology and a practical, clinico-radiologic classification system allows the radiologist to have a more complete understanding of malformations of the spine and improves accuracy of diagnosis when these entities are encountered in practice.
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Banno T, Ohishi T, Suzuki D, Honda Y, Kobayashi S, Matsuyama Y. Traumatic sacral pseudomeningocele with spina bifida occulta. J Neurosurg Spine 2012; 16:78-81. [DOI: 10.3171/2011.8.spine11190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Pseudomeningocele arises after spinal fracture and nerve root avulsion or after complications of spine surgery. However, traumatic pseudomeningocele with spina bifida occulta is rare. In this report, a traumatic pseudomeningocele in a patient with spina bifida occulta that required surgical treatment is documented. This 37-year-old man presented to the authors' hospital with headache and a fluctuant mass in the center of his buttocks. A CT scan with myelography and MR imaging of the sacral region revealed a large subcutaneous area of fluid retention communicating with the intradural space through a defect of the S-2 lamina. Because 3 months of conservative treatment was unsuccessful, a free fat graft was placed with fibrin glue to seal the closure of the defect, followed by 1 week of CSF drainage. This is the first report on traumatic pseudomeningocele with spina bifida occulta successfully treated in this manner.
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Enshu Hospital; and
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- 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- L Santiago Medina
- Department of Radiology, Miami Children's Hospital, 3100 SW 62nd Ave, Miami, FL 33155, USA.
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Rossi A, Gandolfo C, Cama A, Tortori-Donati P. Congenital Malformations of the Spine, Spinal Cord, and Cranio-Cervical Junction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-68483-1_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Rossi A, Gandolfo C, Morana G, Piatelli G, Ravegnani M, Consales A, Pavanello M, Cama A, Tortori-Donati P. Current Classification and Imaging of Congenital Spinal Abnormalities. Semin Roentgenol 2006; 41:250-73. [PMID: 17010690 DOI: 10.1053/j.ro.2006.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Andrea Rossi
- Department of Neuroradiology, G. Gaslini Children's Research Hospital, Genova, Italy.
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Rossi A, Biancheri R, Cama A, Piatelli G, Ravegnani M, Tortori-Donati P. Imaging in spine and spinal cord malformations. Eur J Radiol 2004; 50:177-200. [PMID: 15081131 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2003.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2003] [Revised: 10/09/2003] [Accepted: 10/13/2003] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Spinal and spinal cord malformations are collectively named spinal dysraphisms. They arise from defects occurring in the early embryological stages of gastrulation (weeks 2-3), primary neurulation (weeks 3-4), and secondary neurulation (weeks 5-6). Spinal dysraphisms are categorized into open spinal dysraphisms (OSDs), in which there is exposure of abnormal nervous tissues through a skin defect, and closed spinal dysraphisms (CSD), in which there is a continuous skin coverage to the underlying malformation. Open spinal dysraphisms basically include myelomeningocele and other rare abnormalities such as myelocele and hemimyelo(meningo)cele. Closed spinal dysraphisms are further categorized based on the association with low-back subcutaneous masses. Closed spinal dysraphisms with mass are represented by lipomyelocele, lipomyelomeningocele, meningocele, and myelocystocele. Closed spinal dysraphisms without mass comprise simple dysraphic states (tight filum terminale, filar and intradural lipomas, persistent terminal ventricle, and dermal sinuses) and complex dysraphic states. The latter category further comprises defects of midline notochordal integration (basically represented by diastematomyelia) and defects of segmental notochordal formation (represented by caudal agenesis and spinal segmental dysgenesis). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the preferred modality for imaging these complex abnormalities. The use of the aforementioned classification scheme is greatly helpful to make the diagnosis.
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- Andrea Rossi
- Department of Neuroradiology, G. Gaslini Children's Research Hospital, Largo G. Gaslini 5, I-16147 Genova, Italy.
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Rossi A, Cama A, Piatelli G, Ravegnani M, Biancheri R, Tortori-Donati P. Spinal dysraphism: MR imaging rationale. J Neuroradiol 2004; 31:3-24. [PMID: 15026728 DOI: 10.1016/s0150-9861(04)96875-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Spinal cord development occurs through the three consecutive periods of gastrulation (weeks 2-3), primary neurulation (weeks 3-4), and secondary neurulation (weeks 5-6). Spinal cord malformations derive from defects in these early embryonic stages, and are collectively called spinal dysraphisms. Spinal dysraphisms may be categorized clinically into open and closed, based on whether the abnormal nervous tissue is exposed to the environment or covered by skin. Open spinal dysraphisms include myelomeningocele and other rare abnormalities such as myelocele, hemimyelomeningocele, and hemimyelocele, and are always associated with a Chiari II malformation. Closed spinal dysraphisms are further divided into two subsets based on whether a subcutaneous mass is present in the low back. Closed spinal dysraphisms with mass comprise lipomyelocele, lipomyelomeningocele, meningocele, and myelocystocele. Closed spinal dysraphisms without mass comprise simple dysraphic states (tight filum terminale, filar and intradural lipomas, persistent terminal ventricle, and dermal sinuses) and complex dysraphic states. The latter category involves abnormal notochordal development, either in the form of failed midline integration (ranging from complete dorsal enteric fistula to neurenteric cysts and diastematomyelia) or of segmental agenesis (caudal agenesis and spinal segmental dysgenesis). Magnetic resonance imaging is the imaging modality of choice for evaluation of this complex group of disorders.
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- A Rossi
- Department of Pediatric Neuroradiology, G Gaslini Children's Research Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
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Bulsara KR, Zomorodi AR, Enterline DS, George TM. The Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Fatty Filum Terminale. Neurosurgery 2004; 54:375-9; discussion 379-80. [PMID: 14744284 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000103451.63301.0b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2003] [Accepted: 10/08/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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AbstractOBJECTIVETo determine whether there are magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics of fatty fila that are correlated with neurological deficits, especially in the presence of a normal-level conus medullaris.METHODSLumbosacral MRI scans were reviewed for patients with fatty fila who were treated at Duke University Medical Center during a 5-year period. The patients were divided into three groups. Group I patients (n = 5) had fatty fila that were incidentally detected during evaluations for metastases or infections. Group II patients (n = 16) exhibited isolated low back pain but were in neurologically intact condition. Group III patients (n = 15) exhibited neurological impairments consistent with distal spinal cord dysfunction. Several characteristics were measured on the MRI scans, including the location of the conus medullaris, the filum thickness, and the distance of fat from the conus. These results were assessed for statistically significant correlation with the presence of clinical symptoms.RESULTSThe majority of patients in all three groups demonstrated the normal conus position (L2 or above) and thickened fila. The distance of fat from the conus was the only parameter that demonstrated a statistically significant difference among the groups.CONCLUSIONThe following findings were noted: 1) patients were likely to exhibit neurological deficits at a younger age (<22 yr in Group III versus 47 yr in Groups I and II); 2) a conus level below L2 was associated with neurological deficits (Group III); 3) filum thickness was not correlated with clinical presentation; 4) fat in the filum within 13 mm of the conus medullaris was most predictive of neurological deficits (Group III).
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- Ketan R Bulsara
- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Pacheco-Jacome E, Ballesteros MC, Jayakar P, Morrison G, Ragheb J, Medina LS. Occult spinal dysraphism: evidence-based diagnosis and treatment. Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2003; 13:327-34, xii. [PMID: 13677810 DOI: 10.1016/s1052-5149(03)00028-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This article reviews the scientific evidence behind the diagnostic tools available for the appropriate workup and management of patients with occult spinal dysraphism (OSD). The diagnostic tools include the use of detailed history and physical examination, plain films, ultrasound, MR imaging, and neurophysiologic tests. In addition, the article discusses the epidemiology of the most common causes of OSD in children, which will allow physicians caring for children to develop a pretest probability of disease and make a more educated decision as to when additional diagnostic testing is required.
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Tortori-Donati P, Rossi A, Biancheri R, Cama A. Magnetic resonance imaging of spinal dysraphism. Top Magn Reson Imaging 2001; 12:375-409. [PMID: 11744877 DOI: 10.1097/00002142-200112000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Spinal cord development occurs through three consecutive periods. Gastrulation (weeks 2-3) is characterized by conversion of the embryonic disk from a bilaminar to a trilaminar arrangement and establishment of a notochord. Primary neurulation (weeks 3-4) produces the uppermost nine tenths of the spinal cord. Secondary neurulation and retrogressive differentiation (weeks 5-6) result in formation of the conus tip and filum terminale. Defects in these early embryonic stages produce spinal dysraphisms, which are characterized by anomalous differentiation and fusion of dorsal midline structures. Spinal dysraphisms may be categorized clinically into two subsets. In open spinal dysraphisms, the placode (non-neurulated neural tissue) is exposed to the environment. These disorders include myelomeningocele, myeloschisis, hemimyelomeningocele, and hemimyelocele, and are always associated with a Chiari II malformation. Closed spinal dysraphisms are covered by intact skin, although cutaneous stigmata usually indicate their presence. Two subsets may be identified based on whether a subcutaneous mass is present in the low back. Closed spinal dysraphisms with mass comprise lipomyeloschisis, lipomyelomeningocele, meningocele, and myelocystocele. Closed spinal dysraphisms without mass comprise complex dysraphic states (ranging from complete dorsal enteric fistula to neurenteric cysts, split cord malformations, dermal sinuses, caudal regression, and spinal segmental dysgenesis), bony spina bifida, tight filum terminale, filar and intradural lipomas, and persistent terminal ventricle. Magnetic resonance imaging is the imaging method of choice for investigation of this complex group of disorders.
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- P Tortori-Donati
- Department of Pediatric Neuroradiology, G. Gaslini Children's Research Hospital, Genova, Italy.
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Soonawala N, Overweg-Plandsoen WC, Brouwer OF. Early clinical signs and symptoms in occult spinal dysraphism: a retrospective case study of 47 patients. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1999; 101:11-4. [PMID: 10350196 DOI: 10.1016/s0303-8467(98)00073-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Since occult spinal dysraphism can lead to irreversible neurological complications, early diagnosis and treatment are necessary. We retrospectively studied the presenting clinical signs and symptoms in all 47 cases of occult spinal dysraphism identified in two university hospitals in The Netherlands since 1965. Dermal sinus had been diagnosed in 12, lipomyelomeningocele in nine, and diastematomyelia in eight patients. Thirty-three patients had symptoms due to tethering of the spinal cord, leading to a clinical suspicion of occult spinal dysraphism in only eight cases. Twenty-eight patients had cutaneous back lesions that led to further investigation in eight cases. Nineteen patients had a small backmass leading to further examination in 13 cases. Three patients with dermal sinus presented with meningitis caused by an unusual aetiological agent. This study stresses the importance of identification of neurological dysfunction due to tethered cord syndrome, cutaneous back lesions, a small backmass and meningitis caused by an unusual aetiological agent for the early diagnosis of occult spinal dysraphism.
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- N Soonawala
- Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
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- H G Eder
- Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Austria
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We describe a 4-year-old Hispanic boy with a dermal pit and an overlying macular vascular malformation in the lumbosacral area. Magnetic resonance imaging of the region revealed an intraspinal lesion at L1-L2. A fibrous tract was excised. A benign lipoma intrinsic to the roots of the cauda equina was noted at surgery. The cutaneous stigmata of occult spinal dysraphisms are reviewed.
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- D A Davis
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Medical School, Denver
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We present a series of 23 patients with dysraphic malformations and adult onset of symptoms (4 meningoceles, 19 spinal hamartomas). Mean age at presentation was 39 +/- 21 years (range 23-67 years). Patients were followed up for a mean period of 19 months (range 0.5-68 months). Only patients with progressive neurological disease were operated on (3 meningoceles and 16 spinal hamartomas). The remaining patients were treated conservatively and continue to be observed clinically. Two of three patients operated for meningoceles improved without recurrence of symptoms. Patients with spinal hamartomas could be divided into two groups according to their main symptom: paraparesis (group A, n = 8) or pain (group B, n = 11). Malformations in group B were typically associated with a tethered cord and tended to be more complex than in group A. The majority of patients in group A showed better long-term results than patients in group B, due to their considerably lower rate of recurrence.
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- J Klekamp
- Abteilung für Neurochirurgie, Nordstadt-Krankenhaus, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany
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Ohry A, Azaria M, Zeilig G. Long term follow up of patients with cauda equina syndrome due to intraspinal lipoma. PARAPLEGIA 1992; 30:366-9. [PMID: 1598179 DOI: 10.1038/sc.1992.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We have had the opportunity to treat and follow up two young males with cauda equina syndromes after recurrent resection of intraspinal lipomas. This condition is relatively rare. The patients underwent myelographies, operations, long periods of hospitalisation, and rehabilitation. The syndromes included low back pain, arachnoiditis, and recurrence of the lipoma after several years and multiple operations. These are the problems that we were faced with: (1) Although the tumor is benign it is impossible to resect it completely. (2) There are complications which interfere with rehabilitation, including pain, arachnoiditis, and neurological deterioration. (3) Long term prognosis might be grave and the patient and family should know this. (4) Physiotherapy and sports: should these patients perform strenuous exercise or not?
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- A Ohry
- Neurological Rehabilitation Department, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer Israel
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MR images of four patients with a thickened filum terminale showing a fat signal are presented. There were no related symptoms and no evidence of tethering. The thickened fatty filum terminale seemed to be a developmental anomaly and without clinical significance. As the incidence of this anomaly was 0.24% in our series, knowledge of its possible presence of this anomaly is important for routine reviews of MR image.
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- A Uchino
- Department of Radiology, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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du Boulay GH, Hawkes S, Lee CC, Teather BA, Teather D. Comparing the cost of spinal MR with conventional myelography and radiculography. Neuroradiology 1990; 32:124-36. [PMID: 2119006 DOI: 10.1007/bf00588562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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All spinal magnetic resonance imaging examinations carried out during a three month period were analysed retrospectively in order to determine the clinical reasons for the scan requests. Technical details of the examinations they received and the clinical profiles formed a data set which revealed 10 separate "Clinical groups" for management purposes. Hardware, salary and expendables were costed as though the imaging unit had been sited within a National Health Service radiology department. A spread sheet was designed capable of calculating costs per patient for a variety of types of working week and of different staffing structures, sensitive to the mixture of clinical groups referred for examination. The spreadsheet also accomodated straight line depreciation for hardware value and interest rates for borrowed capital. A second, prospectively observed, sample of spinal MR examinations was used to improve the accuracy of the timing of the length of patient examinations. Costs were compared with those for patients submitted for myelography and radiculography at the adjacent hospital during the same period. The comparison indicated that spinal MR was less costly than myelography and radiculography. The most important element of the extra cost of myelography related to the need to admit patients to hospital for at least one night for this examination because of the likelihood of headache and other common (though usually minor) complications following lumbar puncture and/or the injection of contrast medium. From the limited information that it was possible to obtain in the period of follow up, it appeared that MR had either been superior or equivalent to myelography or radiculography in all the clinical groups of patients where both could be tested. There were a number of groups in which no myelograms had been requested, presumably because clinical suspicions had pointed toward conditions like tumours, developmental abnormalities and demyelinating diseases in which neurologists and neurosurgeons have already made up their minds about the superiority of MR.
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