MRI in infants and children with spinal dysraphism

John Caffey award. MR imaging determination of the location of the normal conus medullaris throughout childhood

“…6] and MR imaging [7] can accurately make this determination. Our study contradicts the conventional wisdom that the conus medullaris ascends throughout childhood.…”

Lumbar spinal cord motion measurement with phase-contrast MR imaging in normal children and in children with spinal lipomas

“…A subcutaneous lipoma is present in 95 % of cases. Clinical presentation includes clubfoot and neurogenic bladder appearing in childhood [1][2][3]. Treatment is surgical by resecting the lipoma and detaching the spinal cord.…”

Tethered Cord Syndrome Accompanied by Unilateral Muscle Atrophy in the Calf Muscle.

“…Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) has come to be recognized as a longitudinal traction of the conus, due to several mechanisms (2). Recently, diagnostic procedures of TCShave been remarkably improved by the employment of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (3)(4)(5) and other diagnostic imaging equipments. Wereport a case of TCSassociated with spina bifida occulta together with unilateral muscle atrophy in the calf muscle; the asymmetry was confirmed by MRI.…”