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Caudal regression syndrome. Lumbo-sacral agenesis.
Garcia, T; Libório, R; Pais, R; Gonçalves, O; Seabra, J; Pais, F FRetrospective analysis of six cases of caudal regression syndrome, classified in accordance with vertebral envolvement. The degree of vertebral agenesis, morphology and topography of the conus medularis, neurologic implications (motor, sensitive and autonomous) and associated malformations, of particular importance in some situations of little significant vertebral agenesis are analyzed. Associations with event...
Medullary and intracranial metastases of myxopapillary ependymoma.
Libório, R; Pais, R F; Soares, G B; Rocha, A; Ferreira, F; Garcia, T; Pais, F FAfter a brief introduction about the clinical, histological and therapeutic characteristics of myxopapillar spinal ependymoma of cone medullar and filum terminale, three cases with medullar and intracranial seeding of myxopapillar spinal ependymoma are retrospectively reviewed. Surgical resection was total in the child and partial in the adult cases and the histological results were myxopapillar. The diagnosis ...