Chapter 1. Historical Perspective of Occult Spinal Dysraphism
Chad J. Jensen, Marc Vetter, Paul J. Choi, Rod J. Oskouian, and R. Shane Tubbs
Chapter 2. Embryology of Occult Spinal Dysraphisms
Mark S. Dias and Elias B. Rizk
Chapter 3. Natural History of Occult Spinal Dysraphism
Jeffrey P. Blount and Zachary G. Wright
Chapter 4. Cutaneous Stigmata and the Occult Spinal Dysraphisms
Jaspreet Johal, Charlotte Wilson, R. Shane Tubbs, and W. Jerry Oakes
Chapter 5. The Filum Terminale
Erfanul Saker, Charlotte Wilson, and R. Shane Tubbs
Chapter 6. Clinical Presentations of the Occult Spinal Dysraphisms
Irene Kim and W. Jerry Oakes
Chapter 7. Adult Presentations/Outcomes of Occult Spinal Dysraphism
Anas Abdallah
Chapter 8. The Tethered Cord Syndrome and its Occult Form
Bermans J. Iskandar and Steve C. Amaefuna
Chapter 9. Dermal Sinus Tracts
Zachary G. Wright and Curtis J. Rozzelle
Chapter 10. Spinal Neurenteric Cysts
Deepak Khatri, Jayesh Sardhara, Mukesh Shukla, Arun K. Srivastava, and Sanjay Behari
Chapter 11. Lipomyelomeningoceles
Jeffrey P. Blount and Esther Dupepe
Chapter 12. Split Cord Malformations
Brandon G. Rocque
Chapter 13. Meningocele Manqué
Cameron Schmidt and R. Shane Tubbs
Chapter 14. Terminal Syringomyelia and Occult Spinal Dysraphism
Nidal B. Omar and James M. Johnston, Jr.
Chapter 15. Imaging of Occult Spinal Dysraphism
Krista Greenan, David Mirsky, Todd C. Hankinson
Chapter 16. Urological Concerns of Occult Spinal Dysraphism/Tethered Cord
David B. Joseph
Chapter 17. Interface Between Occult Spinal Dysraphisms and Myelomeningoceles
Irene Kim and W. Jerry Oakes
Chapter 18. Associations of the Occult Spinal Dysraphisms
Mohammad W. Kassem and R. Shane Tubbs
Chapter 19. Complications of the Occult Spinal Dysraphisms
Amy K. Bruzek and Cormac O. Maher
Chapter 20. Outcomes in Occult Spinal Dysraphism
Jeffrey P. Blount
Chapter 21. Genetics and Developmental Biology of Closed Dysraphic Conditions
Victoria J. Jones, Nicholas D.E. Greene, and Andrew J. Copp
R. Shane Tubbs, PhD
Professor, Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President
Seattle Science Foundation
Seattle, WA 98122
USA
Rod J. Oskouian, MD
Chief of Spine
Swedish Neuroscience Institute
President and CEO Seattle Science Foundation
Seattle, WA
USA
W. Jerry Oakes, MD
Professor
Children’s of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
USA
Jeffrey P. Blount, MD
Professor and Chair, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Division of Neurosurgery
Children’s of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
USA
This volume covers the known details of all subtypes of occult spinal dysraphism in unprecedented detail. This 21 chapter invaluable resource begins with a deep dive into the history and embryology of occult spinal dysraphisms. Following this, subtypes of occult spinal dysraphism are thoroughly explored — of which include split cord malformations, tethered cord syndromes, adult presentations/outcomes of occult spinal dysraphism, cutaneous stigmata. Chapters will cover the clinical presentation, radiological features, and surgical nuances of each of the occult spinal dysraphisms. Throughout the book, expertly written text is supplemented by a number of high quality figures and tables, as well as a video documenting surgical treatment of type 1 split cord malformation.
By focusing on each entity currently grouped within this topic as a separate chapter, the most up-to-date information will be provided to the reader, making Occult Spinal Dysraphism a must-have resource for students, practitioners and medical professionals involved in treating spinal dsyraphism.