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17961011

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is a stretch-induced functional disorder of the spinal cord due to the fact that its caudal portion is anchored by an inelastic structure. The functional lesion of TCS is generally situated in the lumbosacral cord, and many authors have shown that the syndrome is reversible via surgery to untether the cord. To clarify the expressions relevant to TCS, such as "cord tethering" and "tethered cord," the authors have formulated three categories. These categories include cases that show the anatomical appearance of spinal cord stretching. Among them, Category 1 is isolated to represent the "true TCS." The authors focus their discussion of the pathophysiology of TCS on Category 1 to explain the impaired oxidative metabolism and electrophysiological derangements within the tethered spinal cord, which is the primary intrinsic cause of the dysfunction. Furthermore, they extend the discussion to the extrinsic (outside the spinal cord) factors and other complex conditions that mimic TCS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1092-0684
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
E6
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-3-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Pathophysiology of tethered cord syndrome and similar complex disorders.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California 92354, USA. yamada1000.gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review