Suday, Sptem er 5, 2016 METHODS: A retrospective review of patients presenting to Weill Cornell Medical Center from 2010 to 2014 for tethered cord surgery was performed. All patients who underwent tethered cord release by three neurosurgeons with or without involvement of a plastic surgeon were included in the study. Data including patient demographics, medical co-morbidities, surgical history,...

this case report describes an unusual spectrum of a proved anaphylactoid reaction to vancomycin during general anesthesia for release of tethered spinal cord in a 14 year old girl. bronchospasm which is the sine qua non of a classical anaphylactoid reaction was singularly absent in this particular case. our objective in this presentation is to highlight the importance of early recognition of th...

syringobulbiais very rare condition defined as slit-like fluid cavity in the brain stem. several conditions have been reported to be associated with syringobulbia including neoplasms, spinal cord traumas or lesions such as tethered cord, hind-brain herniation, infections such as meningitis and in isolation.although post-traumatic syringomyelia has been wieldy described previously, traumatic bra...