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  2. Tethered cord syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) refers to a group of neurological disorders that relate to malformations of the spinal cord. [1] Various forms include tight filum terminale , lipomeningomyelocele , split cord malformations ( diastematomyelia ), occult, dermal sinus tracts , and dermoids .

  3. Talk:Tethered cord syndrome - Wikipedia

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    In adults, surgery to free (detether) the spinal cord can reduce the size and further development of cysts in the cord and may restore some function or alleviate other symptoms. Tethered Cord Syndrome is causally linked to Chiari Malformation and any affirmative diagnosis of TCS must be followed by screening for Chiari's several degrees.

  4. A boy saw 17 doctors over 3 years for chronic pain. ChatGPT ...

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    Tethered cord syndrome occurs when the tissue in the spinal cord forms attachments that limit movement of the spinal cord, causing it to stretch abnormally, according to the American Association ...

  5. Nicholas Theodore - Wikipedia

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    In 2020, Dr. Theodore published the largest series of patients who had undergone vertebral column shortening for tethered spinal cord syndrome. This article, which has the longest follow-up of other published series, established this procedure as a viable alternative to standard interventions. [16]

  6. List of neurological conditions and disorders - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...

  7. ChatGPT diagnoses cause of child’s chronic pain after 17 ...

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    Her son had been experiencing symptoms like pain and difficulty walking for years

  8. Chiari malformation - Wikipedia

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    Other conditions sometimes causally associated with Chiari malformation include hydrocephalus, [49] syringomyelia, spinal curvature, tethered spinal cord syndrome, and connective tissue disorders [42] such as Ehlers–Danlos syndrome [50] and Marfan syndrome. Chiari malformation is the most frequently used term for this set of conditions.

  9. Dural ectasia - Wikipedia

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    Dural ectasia is common in Marfan syndrome, [3] occurring in 63–92% of people with the syndrome. [11] It may also occur in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome , neurofibromatosis type I , [ 12 ] ankylosing spondylitis , [ 1 ] and is associated with spondylolisthesis , vertebral fractures, [ 13 ] scoliosis , tumors or trauma .