For children and young adults with tethered cord syndrome, investigators of this study found spinal column shortening was a safe and efficient alternative treatment to untethering the spinal cord.
Tethered cord is a debilitating disorder that is poorly understood and hard to diagnose. "I was missing a lot of school,” said 13-year-old Lucky Eschauzier of Braintree, Massachusetts. After a long ...
After three years and 17 doctors, ChatGPT accurately diagnosed a mother’s son with tethered cord syndrome. While ChatGPT can be useful at times, experts warn that it doesn’t replace a human doctor.
Spina bifida occulta (SBO) is a common malformation of the spine. It occurs during a baby’s development in its mother’s womb, usually in the first month of pregnancy. In people with this condition, ...
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Chiari malformations are a heterogeneous group of disorders comprising abnormalities associated with the hindbrain. The most common types are Chiari 1 malformation (CM-I) and Chiari 2 malformation (CM ...