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Distinct Spinal Dysraphisms Arising from Each Hemicord of Type I Split Cord Malformation - A Rare Coexistence

Lavlesh Rathore1, Debabrata Sahana1, Sanjeev Kumar1

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, DKS Post Graduate Institute and Research Centre, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.

Neurology India
|November 22, 2022
PubMed

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This report details a rare case of Type I split cord malformation in an infant, presenting complex spinal cord and Chiari malformations. Genetic research into posterior neuropore defects may explain this complex congenital anomaly.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Clinical Case Reports

Background:

  • Split cord malformation (SCM) is a rare congenital anomaly of the spinal cord.
  • Complex presentations of SCM, especially with concurrent Chiari malformations, pose diagnostic and etiological challenges.
  • Existing embryological theories inadequately explain simultaneous, complex spinal defects at a single level.

Keywords:
LipomeningomyeloceleSCMmeningomyelocelesplit cord malformation

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