...Tyler C. McDonald; Ashley Gnam; Kristin J. Weaver; Katie Webb; Eldrin Bhanat; Hamdi Sukkarieh; Patrick B. Wright; Jaysson T. Brooks Background: Obese patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) have been shown to present with larger curve magnitudes preoperatively. However, the effect...

... exist, type 2 being one of the most frequent ones. These patients show a high incidence of scoliosis requiring surgery. In 2016 and 2017, the Federal Drug Administration and European Medical Agency approved nusinersen for all types of SMA. It is a splicing modifier that enhances the expression...

... to correct scoliosis while still allowing further MRI or neurosurgical interventions. In this retrospective cohort study, 4 paraplegic children with spinal deformity after intraspinal tumors and 4 children with neuromuscular diseases were compared. VEPTR treatment was able to considerably reduce the main...

...Silky Chotai; Jade Basem; Stephen Gannon; Michael Dewan; Chevis N. Shannon; John C. Wellons; Christopher M. Bonfield Background/Aims: Scoliosis is common in patients with Chiari malformation-I (CM-I). This study examined the change in scoliosis severity after posterior fossa decompression (PFD...

... diseases, such as cerebral palsy, and studies have shown its therapeutic benefit in improving several manifestations of GD, such as scoliosis caused by muscle spasticity and respiratory function. To date, the potential benefits of IBT for treating lysosomal storage diseases such as GD have not been...

... progression of kyphosis and scoliosis at 30 months. Conclusion: For multilevel posterior exposure of the spinal canal, split laminotomy is an alternative that can provide adequate exposure for midline lesions without disrupting the paraspinal musculature. Longer-segment exposures, especially spanning...

...Lifeng Lao; Guibin Zhong; Xinfeng Li; Zude Liu Background: Split spinal cord malformation (SSCM) is rare in scoliosis. This study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of one-stage surgical treatment of congenital scoliosis (CS) in patients with SSCM in a single Chinese center. Method...

...Wenpeng Liu; Dong Zheng; Shaojie Cui; Chaoli Zhang; Yan Liu; Yunfeng Jia; Tiejun Shi; Hao Huang; Bo Hei; Peixin Wang Background/Aims: The coexistence of scoliosis and split cord malformation (SCM) is often encountered. The characteristics of the osseous septum of SCM are still unknown to us. Here...

...Donald H. Reigel; Konstantin Tchernoukha; Babak Bazmi; Rick Kortyna; Deborah Rotenstein Changes in spinal curvature, scoliosis, kyphosis and lordosis are associated with the growth of patients with myelomenmgocele. Previous investigators have stated that progressive developmental scoliosis...

... malformation Syringomyelia Scoliosis 5 04 1993 18 10 1993 6 3 2008 © 1994 S. Karger AG, Basel 1994 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any...

... in children less than 12 years of age. Hydrosyringomyelia was often, but not invariably, an accompanying feature, and this in turn was associated with scoliosis and motor weakness. All patients had posterior fossa and cervical decompression with dural grafting procedures, as well as various types...

...David G. McLone; James M. Herman; Anna Paula Gabrieli; Luciano Dias Scoliosis interferes significantly with the functional ability of most children with a myelomeningocele. While it is recognized that tethered cord at the repair site causes neurological deterioration, it has been controversial...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Diastematomyelia Spinal dysraphism Split cord Hydromyelia Scoliosis...

... were unlikely to develop scoliosis. Surgery resulted in overall improvement in both symptoms and signs, but the improvement in symptoms was more marked than the improvement in signs. There was positive correlation between improvement in hydrosyringomyelia and the improvement in signs and symptoms...

...Po-Liang Lai; Tai-Ngar Lui; Shih-Ming Jung; Wen-Jer Chen The authors report a 12-year-old girl who presented with a 2-year progressive painless thoracic scoliosis. Her previous development had been normal with no significant past history of illness. MRI revealed a thoracic ganglioneuroma, which...

... of the following: (a) bowel involvement (fecal incontinence or chronic constipation), (b) lower extremity weakness, (c) gait changes, (d) reflex/tone abnormalities, (e) sensory disturbances, (f) back/leg pain, (g) orthopedic abnormalities/limb length discrepancy, (h) scoliosis/lordosis, (i) recurrent urinary tract...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Chiari I malformation Scoliosis Spinal cord syrinx Chiari I malformations, consisting of downward herniation...

... congenital scoliosis, and this was treated surgically. The teratoma, which was at the level of the scoliosis, went undiagnosed until neurological deterioration occurred many years later. Surgical removal of the teratoma resulted in return to normal function. The potential for coexisting congenital anomalies...