Conus medullaris
Dermoid Cysts of Conus Medullaris
... ermoid cysts are a rare lesions in the spi- nal canal with the prevalence rate of <1% in spinal tumors [1]. This lesion arise from ectopic ectodermal tissue during the em- bryonic development of central nervous system ...
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Vertebral level and measurements of conus medullaris and dural sac termination with special reference to the apex of the sacral hiatus: anatomical and magnetic resonance imaging radiologic study
... of conus medullaris (CMT) and dural sac termination (DST) is important for successful spinal anaesthesia, lumber puncture and caudal epidural block (CEB) ...
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Clinical, neuroimaging, and nerve conduction characteristics of spontaneous Conus Medullaris infarction
... We found that MRI was useful for diagnosing SCI. Accurate and early diagnosis was made based on the presence of hyperintensive lesions in T2-weighted and diffusion-weighted images. Infarction of adjacent ver- tebral ...
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Enhancement of cranial nerves, conus medullaris, and nerve roots in POLG mitochondrial disease
... MRI showed enhancement of the oculomotor nerves, the conus medullaris, the adjacent leptomeninges, and the cauda equina nerves. In the course of 1½ years, 5 MRI scans of the brain and medulla were ...
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The value of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring for microsurgical removal of conus medullaris lipomas: a 12-year retrospective cohort study
... cord, Conus, or Cauda, but instead evaluate them all together as “spinal ...with Conus tumors are, like the present study, mostly rather small, so that valid statistical ana- lysis is only possible with ...
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Case Report Bronchogenic cyst of the conus medullaris with spinal cord tethering: a case report and review of the literature
... (MRI) of the lumbosacral spine showed a well- circumscribed, 2.0×1.5×1.0 cm intradural oval mass located at the conus medullaris. The lesion had a mixed hyperintense and isointense compared to cord on T1- ...
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Ventriculus terminalis of the conus medullaris: MR imaging in four patients with congenital dilatation
... Thus, the spinal cord is formed by a connection between an upper part with a central lumen, the ependymal canal , and a lower part, the conus medullaris, that contains the ventriculus te[r] ...
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Ultrasound determination of the normal location of the conus medullaris in neonates
... the conus medullaris in neonates and determine whether it differs from that in ...the conus medullaris to the nearest intervertebral disk or midvertebral ...the conus was midway between ...
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Ventriculus terminalis of the conus medullaris: MR findings in children
... The conus was normally located between T-12 and L-2 and was normal in ...the conus medullaris and appeared on imaging to be continuous with a nondilated central canal ...
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Prevention of diagnostic errors in position of conus medullaris in adult patients
... Background and aims: Finding the safe location of spinal cord for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) during surgical procedures is very important due to its various nature for each patient as well as its potential peripheral ...
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Treatment of Slow Flow (Type I) Perimedullary Spinal Arteriovenous Fistulas with Special Reference to Embolization
... All the fistulas but one were located in the region of the conus medullaris; the last fistula was located in the filum terminale. In all but 2 patients, a single arterial supply to the perimedullary fistula ...
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Tuberculous arachnoiditis of the spine: findings on myelography, CT, and MR imaging
... Incomplete block at T7 level; multiple fine and coarse nodular defects; localized root thickening Complete block at level of conus medullaris; multiple fine nodular defects Complete bloc[r] ...
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Multidetector CT Angiography in Diagnosing Type I and Type IVA Spinal Vascular Malformations
... A, Sagittal fast spin-echo T2-weighted MR (left) and postgadolinium T1-weighted images (right) show multiple enlarged pial vessels along the surface of the cord. Intrinsic increased signal intensity centrally within the ...
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Lumbar Myelography with Metrizamide: Supplemental Techniques
... The study showed muc h better opacification of the lowermost lumbar and t he sacral root sleeves by delayed filming in most 70% of the cases ; that the conus medullaris , a structure di[r] ...
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Hemangioblastomas of the Lower Spinal Region: Report of Four Cases with Preoperative Embolization and Review of the Literature
... the conus medullaris in one case (case 1), at the level of the cauda equina in another one (case 2), and in the filum terminale in two (cases 3 and ...the conus medullaris case, the neoplasm ...
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Central Nervous System and Renal Vasculitis Associated With Primary Varicella Infection in a Child
... Two days after admission she was awake more consistently, although with abulia and a flat affect. No emotional facial expres- sion was present. She was able to follow simple, but not multiple, motor commands and the ...
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Limited Dorsal Myeloschisis and Congenital Dermal Sinus: Comparison of Clinical and MR Imaging Features
... MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and MR imaging findings of 12 patients with limited dorsal myelos- chisis and 10 patients with congenital dermal sinus. Skin abnormalities, neurologic ...
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Normal Intraoperative Spinal Sonography
... Dura-arachnoid layer long arrows, dorsal arachnoid septations das, multiple roots r surrounding conus medullaris, highly reflective surfaces of normal conus short arrows , and central ec[r] ...
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Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas with spinal venous drainage: relation between clinical presentation and angiographic findings
... PURPOSE: To investigate why some patients with an intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) with spinal venous drainage have myelopathy and others do not. METHODS: We reviewed the clinical and radiologic data for ...
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Dynamic Lumbosacral Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Dog with Tethered Cord Syndrome with a Tight Filum Terminale
... in conus medullaris termination and the theoretical possibility of occult tethered cord syndrome make it difficult to consider an abnormal caudal position of the conus medullaris as a reliable ...
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