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Acta Médica del Centro
versión On-line ISSN 2709-7927
Resumen
GARCIA, Marcos Luis y LLERENA RODRIGUEZ, Elio. Diastematomyelia of the spine presenting with paraparesis and dorsal hypesthesia band D8-D9. Acta méd centro [online]. 2021, vol.15, n.1, pp. 128-133. Epub 31-Mar-2021. ISSN 2709-7927.
Introduction:
diastematomyelia is a rare form of occult spinal dysraphia that falls under complex dysgraphic conditions not associated with the subcutaneous mass. It consists of a sagittal split that divides the spinal cord into two hemimedules, each wrapped by its own pia mater and separated by a bone, cartilage or fibrous spur. It is observed in between five and 10% of the population and in most cases has a lumbar location.
Case report:
female patient with a diastematomyelia that manifests itself with symptoms of paraparesis and sensory disorder, with increased temperature in the right foot and a band of hypesthesia in D8-D9; she underwent a nuclear magnetic resonance that showed a lesion of dorsal diastematomyelia.
Conclusions:
clinical assessment and the use of neuro-imaging are important to reach the diagnosis of this disease; nuclear magnetic resonance avoids late diagnosis.
Palabras clave : dorsal diastematomyelia.