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Neurosurgical treatment of diastematomyelia in a 2-year-old child

Diastematomyelia, or cleft spinal cord, is a rare form of spinal dysraphism. In this work, we present the case of surgical treatment of a 2-years-old female child with progressive walk deterioration and trunk asymmetry. Neuropediatric and orthopedic assessment was performed. MR of spinal canal revealed split spinal cord at L1-L3 level, with two separated hemicords each in separate dural and arahnoid sacs, with midline bony septum at L3 level, that completely divided spinal canal. Low position of medullary conus at S1 level was associated with tight filum.

diastematomyelia; child; spinal cord

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