Tethered spinal cord syndrome is a rare neurological disorder where the spinal cord is attached, or tethered, to the tissues around the spine. This tethering of the spinal cord restricts its movements ...

Tethered Cord Compared to a Normal: (Top left) T2-weighted sagittal MRI in a patient with a tethered cord and lipoma; (Bottom left) T2-weighted axial MRI at the L4-L5 level in a patient with a ...

About three weeks after her son was born, Erika Belt noticed a tiny red spot on his mid-back that was indented. “I asked my pediatrician about it at his 1-month checkup and she said she didn’t know ...

An evidence review on the diagnosis and treatment of tethered spinal cord, a rare condition affecting the nervous system, found that, while surgery could be a good option for symptomatic patients, ...

A 60 year-old man presented with difficulty with his gait and bladder symptoms. Tethered Cord: (Left) T2-weighted sagittal MRI; (Right) T1-weighted sagittal MRI. Note that the spinal cord ends at the ...

Background A 68-year-old man presented with a history of significant urinary urge incontinence, pollakiuria, and weak bladder sensation. He also reported mild fecal incontinence and a hypotrophic and ...