Main description:

This volume covers the known details of all subtypes of occult spinal dysraphism in unprecedented detail. This 21 chapter invaluable resource begins with a deep dive into the history and embryology of occult spinal dysraphisms. Following this, subtypes of occult spinal dysraphism are thoroughly explored - of which include split cord malformations, tethered cord syndromes, adult presentations/outcomes of occult spinal dysraphism, cutaneous stigmata. Chapters will cover the clinical presentation, radiological features, and surgical nuances of each of the occult spinal dysraphisms. Throughout the book, expertly written text is supplemented by a number of high quality figures and tables, as well as a video documenting surgical treatment of type 1 split cord malformation.

By focusing on each entity currently grouped within this topic as a separate chapter, the most up-to-date information will be provided to the reader, making Occult Spinal Dysraphism a must-have resource for students, practitioners and medical professionals involved in treating spinal dsyraphism.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Historical Perspective of Occult Spinal Dysraphism

Chad J. Jensen, Marc Vetter, Paul J. Choi, Rod J. Oskouian, and R. Shane Tubbs

Chapter 2. Embryology of Occult Spinal Dysraphisms

Mark S. Dias and Elias B. Rizk

Chapter 3. Natural History of Occult Spinal Dysraphism

Jeffrey P. Blount and Zachary G. Wright

Chapter 4. Cutaneous Stigmata and the Occult Spinal Dysraphisms

Jaspreet Johal, Charlotte Wilson, R. Shane Tubbs, and W. Jerry Oakes

Chapter 5. The Filum Terminale

Erfanul Saker, Charlotte Wilson, and R. Shane Tubbs

Chapter 6. Clinical Presentations of the Occult Spinal Dysraphisms

Irene Kim and W. Jerry Oakes

Chapter 7. Adult Presentations/Outcomes of Occult Spinal Dysraphism

Anas Abdallah

Chapter 8. The Tethered Cord Syndrome and its Occult Form

Bermans J. Iskandar and Steve C. Amaefuna

Chapter 9. Dermal Sinus Tracts

Zachary G. Wright and Curtis J. Rozzelle

Chapter 10. Spinal Neurenteric Cysts

Deepak Khatri, Jayesh Sardhara, Mukesh Shukla, Arun K. Srivastava, and Sanjay Behari

Chapter 11. Lipomyelomeningoceles

Jeffrey P. Blount and Esther Dupepe

Chapter 12. Split Cord Malformations

Brandon G. Rocque

Chapter 13. Meningocele Manque

Cameron Schmidt and R. Shane Tubbs

Chapter 14. Terminal Syringomyelia and Occult Spinal Dysraphism

Nidal B. Omar and James M. Johnston, Jr.

Chapter 15. Imaging of Occult Spinal Dysraphism

Krista Greenan, David Mirsky, Todd C. Hankinson

Chapter 16. Urological Concerns of Occult Spinal Dysraphism/Tethered Cord

David B. Joseph

Chapter 17. Interface Between Occult Spinal Dysraphisms and Myelomeningoceles

Irene Kim and W. Jerry Oakes

Chapter 18. Associations of the Occult Spinal Dysraphisms

Mohammad W. Kassem and R. Shane Tubbs

Chapter 19. Complications of the Occult Spinal Dysraphisms

Amy K. Bruzek and Cormac O. Maher

Chapter 20. Outcomes in Occult Spinal Dysraphism

Jeffrey P. Blount

Chapter 21. Genetics and Developmental Biology of Closed Dysraphic Conditions

Victoria J. Jones, Nicholas D.E. Greene, and Andrew J. Copp