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Tethered cord
A tethered spinal cord is when the spinal cord becomes attached to tissue around the vertebral column, most commonly at its base. Consequently, the spinal cord cannot move freely within the canal of the vertebral column. This may cause the spinal cord to stretch out as the vertebral column grows, leading to possible nerve damage, pain and other symptoms. In most cases, the condition becomes worse over time, requiring surgical correction.
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What is a tethered cord and is it serious?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is occult tethered cord a common condition?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Tethered cord?
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A 45-year old asked:
What are the possible symptoms or complications associated with a tethered cord?
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A 40-year old asked:
What is Tethered Cord Syndrome?
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A 21-year old female asked about a female:
My daughters buttcrack is crooked at the top along with a dimple looking area in the middle of the crooked part, could it be a tethered cord, she is 2?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have a sacral dimple. Does this mean I have a tethered cord?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I was told two days ago that I may have a tethered cord, is there any exercises I can do to help with the pain I have an MRI next wed.
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A 44-year old asked:
Could a person have a tethered cord and not have spina bifida?
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A 27-year old female asked:
4 weeks ago had extra dural filum sectioned (coccyx ligament). Tethered cord symptoms worse than ever. Is a flare up during recovery normal?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Can tethered cord syndrome in adults cause migraine headaches?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I hv spinal cord adult teratoma with tethered cord syndrome opetated before two months.Can i ride bicycle or motor bike.Pl suggest?
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A 27-year old female asked:
My daughter is 4 years old. she was diagnosed with tethered cord syndrome when she was around 9 months old. she's has had a tethered cord release, but?
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A 29-year old male asked:
How common is a tethered cord in the thoracic spine? Mine is tethered at t11
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A 26-year old female asked:
Do you think weight loss could help adult tethered cord syndrome causing fleeting waxing and waning neuro symptoms. Before surgery?
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A 40-year old female asked:
My 1-year-old son has a sacral dimple, and they are advising an MRI (with anesthesia) to check for a tethered cord. Is this really necessary?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Why is there squishy puffiness at the base of my spina bifida child's spine? He had a tethered cord surgery 4 years ago and it's around the scar.
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A 28-year old female asked:
Newborn has a tiny vascular birthmark on lower midline back like a port wine stain and a tiny dimple in gluteal crease. is this likely tethered cord?
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A 27-year old female asked:
When I take low dose naltrexone weakness and numbness from tethered cord and chiari improves. Why?
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A 44-year old female asked:
My 4y.O has freq neck pain-noticed most on days she has pt where they work on heel-cord tightness. Her MRI ruled out tethered cord. Could it be wrong?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I'm 37 years old have spina bifida occulta which has never really caused much grief except for kidney failure now have numbpatch on leg, tethered cord?
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A 52-year old asked:
What is tethered spinal cord syndrome?
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A 42-year old asked:
How do I know if I have tethered spinal cord?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can you tell me more about a partial tethered spinal cord?
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A 33-year old asked:
Hi doctors, was just wondering what is a tethered spinal cord?
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A 49-year old asked:
Is there a preferred way to handle weakness due to tethered spinal cord?
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A 44-year old asked:
My four month old is having surgery for a tethered spinal cord. How long is the recovery?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Brother born spina bifida now 31 diagnosed with tethered spinal cord. Needs detethering how common/successful is it? Should he see dr in usa or sydney
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A 44-year old female asked:
Could a prominent(possibly deformed) tailbone and neurological symptoms possibly indicate a tethered spinal cord in an adult?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Cord tethering,Partial sacral agenesis. Multiloculated cystic presacral mass which communicates with the thecal sac.Features highly suggestive of a meningocele.No features of a dermoid or teratoma.Filum terminalis lipoma. Can this cause pain?
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