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Tethered cord syndrome resembling Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in closed spinal dysraphism
2014
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
A 23-year-old man presented with progressive difficulty walking since childhood. Examination showed pes cavus, hammer toes, and peroneal atrophy ( Figure 1 ). Electroneuromyography revealed chronic denervation with an axonal pattern, and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease was suspected. Urinary retention had started 3 years previously. Spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a lipomeningomyelocele at the lumbosacral region with spinal cord tethering ( Figure 2 ). The skin of the
doi:10.1590/0004-282x20130215
pmid:24604373
fatcat:lbyexcyzljdzhm2imhpe2xlka4