MRI Characteristics of Split Cord Malformation

Split cord malformation (SCM), a subtype of spinal dysraphism, represents a rare entity of congenital malformation in the spine that occurs rarely in adults. SCM commonly presents with back pain. MRI is the gold standard for diagnosis. We report a case of a previously healthy 25-year-old woman who p...

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Autores principales: Jiblawi, Ahmad, Chanbour, Hani, Tayba, Azzam, Khayat, Haissam, Jiblawi, Khaled
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8553275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34725591
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18328
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author Jiblawi, Ahmad
Chanbour, Hani
Tayba, Azzam
Khayat, Haissam
Jiblawi, Khaled
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description Split cord malformation (SCM), a subtype of spinal dysraphism, represents a rare entity of congenital malformation in the spine that occurs rarely in adults. SCM commonly presents with back pain. MRI is the gold standard for diagnosis. We report a case of a previously healthy 25-year-old woman who presented with lower back pain for a duration of 6 months. MRI confirmed a diagnosis of type I SCM. This case highlights the neuroimaging characteristics of SCM, although it might remain asymptomatic for many years. Surgical intervention might not be indicated in case of absent clinical complications.
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spelling pubmed-85532752021-10-31 MRI Characteristics of Split Cord Malformation Jiblawi, Ahmad Chanbour, Hani Tayba, Azzam Khayat, Haissam Jiblawi, Khaled Cureus Neurology Split cord malformation (SCM), a subtype of spinal dysraphism, represents a rare entity of congenital malformation in the spine that occurs rarely in adults. SCM commonly presents with back pain. MRI is the gold standard for diagnosis. We report a case of a previously healthy 25-year-old woman who presented with lower back pain for a duration of 6 months. MRI confirmed a diagnosis of type I SCM. This case highlights the neuroimaging characteristics of SCM, although it might remain asymptomatic for many years. Surgical intervention might not be indicated in case of absent clinical complications. Cureus 2021-09-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8553275/ /pubmed/34725591 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18328 Text en Copyright © 2021, Jiblawi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8553275/
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