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Isozaki H, Nonaka M, Komori Y, Ueno K, Iwamura H, Miyata M, Yamamura N, Li Y, Takeda J, Nonaka Y, Yabe I, Zaitsu M, Nakashima K, Asai A. Survey of medications for myelomeningocele patients over their lifetime in Japan. Brain Dev 2024; 46:18-27. [PMID: 37634963 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2023.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate medication prescriptions for patients with myelomeningocele (MMC) across different age groups, particularly in adulthood and after middle age. METHODS The Japan Medical Data Center (JMDC) database, based on medical claims data, was utilized for this analysis. Patients were divided into 10-year age groups, and prescriptions for analgesics, anticonvulsants, psychotropic drugs, lifestyle disease-related drugs, drugs for urinary incontinence, and laxatives were examined. To compare the differences in the utilization of medications unrelated to lifestyle-related diseases across different age groups, the data was categorized into three age groups: 19 or under, 20-39, and 40 or older. RESULTS Among the 556 MMC patients, the percentage of those regularly prescribed analgesics increased from 2.8% in patients ≤ 19 to 31.7% in patients 40 or older (p < 0.01). Psychotropic medication use also increased with age, rising significantly from 6.3% in patients ≤ 19 to 34.6% in patients 40 or older (p < 0.01). Patients with MMC showed an increasing trend in prescriptions for lifestyle-related disease medications compared to the normal control group. Notably, the percentage of patients in their 30 s taking hypertension medication was 4.9%, significantly higher than the 0.86% in the control group (p = 0.029). In their 40 s, 22.9% of MMC patients were prescribed hyperlipidemia medication, significantly higher than the 3.9% in the control group (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION Comprehensive multidisciplinary support and follow-up are crucial to enhance the quality of life for MMC patients, with particular attention to pain management, psychological care, and treatment of lifestyle-related diseases.
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- Haruna Isozaki
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Jikei Medical University, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Center for Research of the Aging Workforce, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization, Matsue Medical Center, Matsue, Shimane, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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Jasiewicz B, Kacki W. Caudal Regression Syndrome-A Narrative Review: An Orthopedic Point of View. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:children10030589. [PMID: 36980147 PMCID: PMC10047641 DOI: 10.3390/children10030589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Abnormalities in cellular differentiation during embryo-fetal period may lead to various malformations of the spine. Caudal regression syndrome (CRS) is a group of defects with premature growth/development termination of the vertebral column. CRS can be divided into three types: sirenomelia, complete absence of the sacrum and partial absence of the sacrum. Genitourinary and gastrointestinal anomalies are common, with neurogenic bladder and bowel incontinence. Treatment of patients with CRS is complex and multidisciplinary and should be comprehensive. The most common orthopedic problems are: spinal deformity (kyphosis and scoliosis), spinopelvic instability and lower limbs deformities.
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- Barbara Jasiewicz
- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Balzera 15, 34-500 Zakopane, Poland
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- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Balzera 15, 34-500 Zakopane, Poland
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Electrodiagnosis has a potential to identify neural damage in asymptomatic infants with closed spinal dysraphism. Childs Nerv Syst 2022; 39:1005-1012. [PMID: 36445470 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-022-05777-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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PURPOSE The presence and progression of symptoms is the basis for deciding to perform surgery in infants with closed spinal dysraphism (CSD); however, identifying symptoms could be limited, making it difficult to decide. This study investigated whether an electrodiagnostic study (EDS) can provide evidence of neural damage in asymptomatic infants with CSD. METHODS The study group comprised infants with CSD suspected of having neural damage based on structural abnormalities in spinal ultrasound findings. The patients' medical records were reviewed retrospectively for their clinical presentation, neuroimaging findings, urodynamic study (UDS) results, EDS findings, and surgical status. RESULTS Among 125 infants who underwent EDS and UDS, 117 (94%) had no clinical symptoms, except for cutaneous manifestations. Among these asymptomatic patients, 51 individuals (43.6%) had abnormal EDS findings; 33 subjects (28.2%) showed abnormal findings on EDS alone, while 37 (31.6%) on UDS alone, and 18 (15.4%) on both EDS and UDS. Chi-square test showed an opposite relationship between the two test results; when EDS was abnormal, UDS was often normal and vice versa (χ2 = 5.328, p = 0.021). In all cases with abnormal EDS, denervation potentials, such as fibrillation and positive sharp waves, were observed on needle electromyography. However, abnormal findings in the nerve conduction study were observed only in six cases. CONCLUSION Subclinical neural damage was identified through EDS in asymptomatic infants with CSD. EDS could be necessary to determine whether follow-up monitoring only or surgical intervention is required for this patient group complementing UDS findings.
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Deshpande S, Gormley C, Gormley ME. Acquired amputations in patients with spina bifida. J Pediatr Rehabil Med 2022; 15:615-620. [PMID: 36314223 DOI: 10.3233/prm-210032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess if the incidence of lower extremity (LE) pressure injuries resulting in amputations was more frequent in ambulatory versus non-ambulatory patients with spina bifida. METHODS The medical records of all patients at a large pediatric rehabilitation hospital who had spina bifida and a history of a pressure injury between 1997-2018 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS In this study, 112 patients with spina bifida developed LE pressure injuries, 53 patients walked with braces and/or an assistive device, and 59 patients used a wheelchair for mobility. Of the 11 patients who had amputations, 10 walked and 1 did not walk prior to their amputation. Ambulatory patients with LE pressure injuries had a 19% chance (10 out of 53 patients) of requiring an amputation. Non-ambulatory patients with a LE pressure injury had only a 2% chance (1 out of 59 patients) of requiring an amputation. Ambulatory patients with LE pressure injuries were at a much higher risk of requiring an amputation than patients who did not walk (p-value of < 0.005). CONCLUSION Patients with spina bifida who are ambulatory and develop a pressure injury have a high risk of ultimately needing an amputation and should be monitored and treated aggressively.
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- Supreet Deshpande
- Pediatric PM&R Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, St Paul, MN, USA
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- Pediatric PM&R Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, St Paul, MN, USA
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Lee SH, Shin HI, Nam TK, Park YS, Kim DK, Kwon JT. Growth profile assessment of young adults with tethered cord syndrome: a retrospective cohort analysis of Korean conscription data. Childs Nerv Syst 2021; 37:1973-1981. [PMID: 33392650 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-020-05026-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is characterized by progressive spinal cord degeneration secondary to congenital spinal dysraphism. The associated accompanying physical inactivity and musculoskeletal deformities have raised interest in the growth profile of adult TCS patients. However, few previous studies have investigated the growth profile of adult TCS patients. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the demographic data and medical records of 20-year-old Korean conscription examinees who were registered between April 2004 and September 2019. In total, 151 examinees with a diagnosis of TCS were enrolled. The height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) of 300 randomly selected examinees were compared to the TCS group. Obesity was defined by the World Health Organization and Asian-Pacific criteria for BMI and compared between the groups. Growth profile differences according to tethering location and musculoskeletal deformities were analyzed in both groups. RESULTS The mean height, weight, and BMI values of the TCS group were lower than those of the control group. The TCS group had a lower proportion of obese and overweight individuals, and a higher proportion of underweight individuals, according to both BMI criteria. The tethering level was not associated with the degree of obesity in the tethered group. The mean height, weight, and BMI were lower in the tethered group regardless of the existence of musculoskeletal deformity. CONCLUSION Enrollees with a history of TCS were smaller than controls of the same age. Monitoring of health behaviors, including nutrition, diet, and exercise, is warranted for TCS patients.
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- Shin Heon Lee
- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06973, South Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06973, South Korea.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06973, South Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06973, South Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06973, South Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06973, South Korea
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Lee JY, Kim KH, Park K, Wang KC. Retethering : A Neurosurgical Viewpoint. J Korean Neurosurg Soc 2020; 63:346-357. [PMID: 32336063 PMCID: PMC7218204 DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2020.0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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During the follow-up period after surgery for spinal dysraphism, a certain portion of patients show neurological deterioration and its secondary phenomena, such as motor, sensory or sphincter changes, foot and spinal deformities, pain, and spasticity. These clinical manifestations are caused by tethering effects on the neural structures at the site of previous operation. The widespread recognition of retethering drew the attention of medical professionals of various specialties because of its incidence, which is not low when surveillance is adequate, and its progressive nature. This article reviews the literature on the incidence and timing of deterioration, predisposing factors for retethering, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, surgical treatment and its complications, clinical outcomes, prognostic factors after retethering surgery and preventive measures of retethering. Current practice and opinions of Seoul National University Children’s Hospital team were added in some parts. The literature shows a wide range of data regarding the incidence, rate and degree of surgical complications and long-term outcomes. The method of prevention is still one of the main topics of this entity. Although alternatives such as spinal column shortening were introduced, re-untethering by conventional surgical methods remains the current main management tool. Re-untethering surgery is a much more difficult task than primary untethering surgery. Updated publications include strong skepticism on re-untethering surgery in a certain group of patients, though it is from a minority of research groups. For all of the abovementioned reasons, new information and ideas on the early diagnosis, treatment and prevention of retethering are critically necessary in this era.
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- Ji Yeoun Lee
- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Anatomy, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Urology, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Tuite GF, Thompson DNP, Austin PF, Bauer SB. Evaluation and management of tethered cord syndrome in occult spinal dysraphism: Recommendations from the international children's continence society. Neurourol Urodyn 2017; 37:890-903. [PMID: 28792087 DOI: 10.1002/nau.23382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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AIMS As awareness and frequency of tethered spinal cord (TSC) related to occult spinal dysraphism (OSD) has increased with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), variability exists in its evaluation and management. Due to no published level I data, we summarize the current International Children's Continence Society (ICCS) recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of OSD. METHODS Guidelines were formulated based on analysis of pertinent literature and consensus among authors. This document was vetted by the multidisciplinary members of the ICCS via its website before submission for peer review publication. RESULTS The more frequent diagnosis of OSD is associated with increased operative intervention. Spinal cord untethering (SCU) has a highly variable risk profile, largely dependent on the specific form of OSD. Progressive neurological deterioration attributed to "tethered cord" may occur, with or without surgery, in selected forms of OSD whereas other cohorts do well. CONCLUSION Infants with classic cutaneous markers of OSD, with progressive neurologic, skeletal, and/or urologic findings, present no diagnostic or therapeutic dilemma: they routinely undergo MRI and SCU. Conversely, in asymptomatic patients or those with fixed, minor abnormalities, the risk profile of these OSD cohorts should be carefully considered before SCU is performed. Irrespective of whether or not SCU is performed, patients at risk for progression should be followed carefully throughout childhood and adolescence by a multidisciplinary team.
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- Gerald F Tuite
- Institute of Brain Protection Science, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida
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- Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department Surgery, Division of Urology, Texas Children's Hospital & Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Urology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Mohd-Zin SW, Marwan AI, Abou Chaar MK, Ahmad-Annuar A, Abdul-Aziz NM. Spina Bifida: Pathogenesis, Mechanisms, and Genes in Mice and Humans. SCIENTIFICA 2017; 2017:5364827. [PMID: 28286691 PMCID: PMC5327787 DOI: 10.1155/2017/5364827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Spina bifida is among the phenotypes of the larger condition known as neural tube defects (NTDs). It is the most common central nervous system malformation compatible with life and the second leading cause of birth defects after congenital heart defects. In this review paper, we define spina bifida and discuss the phenotypes seen in humans as described by both surgeons and embryologists in order to compare and ultimately contrast it to the leading animal model, the mouse. Our understanding of spina bifida is currently limited to the observations we make in mouse models, which reflect complete or targeted knockouts of genes, which perturb the whole gene(s) without taking into account the issue of haploinsufficiency, which is most prominent in the human spina bifida condition. We thus conclude that the need to study spina bifida in all its forms, both aperta and occulta, is more indicative of the spina bifida in surviving humans and that the measure of deterioration arising from caudal neural tube defects, more commonly known as spina bifida, must be determined by the level of the lesion both in mouse and in man.
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- Siti W. Mohd-Zin
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Laboratory for Fetal and Regenerative Biology, Colorado Fetal Care Center, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E 17th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Goodrich DJ, Patel D, Loukas M, Tubbs RS, Oakes WJ. Symptomatic retethering of the spinal cord in postoperative lipomyelomeningocele patients: a meta-analysis. Childs Nerv Syst 2016; 32:121-6. [PMID: 26248669 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-015-2839-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Timing of surgical treatment for tethered cord syndrome due to a lipomyelomeningocele (LMM) has been controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate populations of patients treated surgically for LMM in a meta-analysis in order to better understand how outcomes differ based on follow-up time, symptomatology, and LMM classification. METHODS An extensive search on PubMed and Google Scholar was performed for LMM and surgical outcomes to identify case series of patients for inclusion in this analysis. Patients were sorted based upon symptomatology prior to surgery and Chapman's LMM classification, where possible. Deterioration rates were determined by symptomatic retethering of the spinal cord that led to repeat surgery. RESULTS Of 608 (19 %) patients, 115 were included in the study experienced deterioration leading to repeat surgery. Symptomatic and asymptomatic patients did not experience significantly different rates of deterioration after surgical untethering. There was a significant positive linear correlation between follow-up time of studies and percentage of patients deteriorating with an increase of 3.3 % per year of follow-up. Transitional LMM had a significantly higher rate of deterioration compared to the caudal type along with the entire patient pool. CONCLUSIONS Outcomes of primary surgical treatment in regard to late deterioration are not significantly affected by patient symptomatology. Patient deterioration increases linearly over time. Additional studies should be performed to adequately determine the natural history of asymptomatic patients that are treated conservatively for LMM.
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- Dylan J Goodrich
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St. George's University, West Indies, Grenada
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St. George's University, West Indies, Grenada
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St. George's University, West Indies, Grenada
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St. George's University, West Indies, Grenada. .,Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA. .,Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA. .,Centre of Anatomy and Human Identification, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK. .,Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. .,College of Health Sciences, Samford University, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA
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