caa a22 4500 445357975 CHVBK 20180317142906.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10072-011-0691-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10072-011-0691-4 Section of the filum terminale: is it worthwhile in Chiari type I malformation? [Elektronische Daten] [Luca Massimi, Simone Peraio, Elisabetta Peppucci, Gianpiero Tamburrini, Concezio Di Rocco] A section of the filum terminale (SFT) is used for the surgical treatment of isolated tethered cord or that resulting from neurulation disorders. More recently, it has been proposed for the management of the occult tethered cord syndrome (OTCS), though it is still under debate. Even more controversial appears to be the use of SFT in patients with Chiari type I malformation (CIM), which is based on the possible presence of OTCS. This review shows that: (1) there are issues both in favor and against the occurrence of OTCS, (2) there is no significant correlation between CIM and tethered cord, the old "caudal traction theory” being not supported by clinical or experimental evidences. On these grounds, a relationship between CIM and OTCS is hard to be demonstrated, (3) a subgroup of patients with CIM suffering from OTCS may exist and benefit from SFT. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Chiari I malformation nationallicence Tethered cord syndrome nationallicence Filum terminale nationallicence Occult tethered cord nationallicence Massimi Luca Department of Neurosciences, Pediatric Neurosurgery, A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy aut Peraio Simone Department of Neurosciences, Pediatric Neurosurgery, A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy aut Peppucci Elisabetta Department of Neurosciences, Pediatric Neurosurgery, A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy aut Tamburrini Gianpiero Department of Neurosciences, Pediatric Neurosurgery, A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy aut Di Rocco Concezio Department of Neurosciences, Pediatric Neurosurgery, A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy aut Neurological Sciences Springer Milan 32(2011-12-01), 349-351 1590-1874 32<349 2011 32 10072 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0691-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0691-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Massimi Luca Department of Neurosciences, Pediatric Neurosurgery, A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Peraio Simone Department of Neurosciences, Pediatric Neurosurgery, A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Peppucci Elisabetta Department of Neurosciences, Pediatric Neurosurgery, A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tamburrini Gianpiero Department of Neurosciences, Pediatric Neurosurgery, A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Di Rocco Concezio Department of Neurosciences, Pediatric Neurosurgery, A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Neurological Sciences Springer Milan 32(2011-12-01), 349-351 1590-1874 32<349 2011 32 10072 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer