Tethered Spinal Cord: What It Is, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2023年3月2日 · A tethered spinal cord is when your spinal cord abnormally attaches to your spinal canal. Although it can be scary to learn that you or your child have a tethered spinal cord, prompt treatment can relieve and possibly even reverse symptoms.
Tethered Cord Syndrome: What to Expect for Your Child's Surgery
What is tethered cord surgery? Tethered cord release surgery is a type of surgery to reduce or remove the tissue that is preventing the spinal cord from moving freely. What can I expect at the first pediatric neurosurgical appointment?
Surgery for a Tethered Spinal Cord | Neurological Surgery - Weill …
The most common treatment for tethered spinal cord is a lumbar laminectomy to release the tethered cord. For this procedure, the patient is placed under general anesthesia. The neurological surgeon makes an incision in the lower back to expose the site where the spinal cord is pinned, then frees it by releasing the stuck portion of the cord.
Tethered Spinal Cord - Gillette Children's
Tethered spinal cord release is a fairly routine surgical procedure used to treat a tethered cord. There are two types of tethered spinal cord release surgery.
Tethered Cord Syndrome (TCS) - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年7月31日 · Following the release of spinal cord traction, the pathophysiologic and electrophysiologic changes can recover, resulting in neurologic improvement. The clinical presentation of tethered cord syndrome is broad and varies …
Tethered Spinal Cord - Boston Children's Hospital
A tethered spinal cord occurs when the spinal cord is attached to tissue around the spine, most commonly at the base of the spine. As a result, the spinal cord can’t move freely within the spinal canal.
Tethered Spinal Cord: Symptoms, Causes, and Surgery Options
2024年12月9日 · Surgical intervention is often the definitive treatment for this condition, aimed at releasing the tethered cord to restore normal spinal cord function. 1. Tethered Spinal Cord Release Surgery. This procedure involves carefully separating the tethered spinal cord from the surrounding tissue.
Tethered Spinal Cord - Seattle Children's
What is a tethered spinal cord? A tethered spinal cord is pulled down and stuck to the inside of the spinal canal. As a child grows, a tethered spinal cord will stretch like a rubber band. If the problem is not treated, it can cause lasting damage to a child’s spinal nerves.
Tethered Spinal Cord: Causes, Symptoms, and Outlook - Healthline
2023年9月14日 · Treatment for a tethered spinal cord frequently requires surgery to release the spinal cord from where it is tethered. The specifics of this surgery will vary depending on the symptoms...
Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome - National Institute of …
2024年7月19日 · Tethered spinal cord syndrome (TSCS) is a disorder of the nervous system caused by tissue that attaches itself to the spinal cord and limits the movement of the spinal cord. These tissue attachments cause the spinal cord to stretch abnormally.
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