Background: Split cord malformations (SCM) are rare congenital anomalies in which the spinal cord is split into 2 hemicords with 2 dural tubes separated by a rigid septum (type I) or 2 hemicords separated by a fibrous septum in a single dural tube (type II). Objectives: Evaluation of surgical technique, timing, indications, clinical outcome and complications in treatment of SCM (type I). Materi...

Background: Intradural extramedullary teratomas in the cervical or cervicomedullary region are rare adults. Case Description: We report a symptomatic, mature teratoma at junction 52-year-old Hispanic female who also has type I diastematomyelia thoracolumbar spine. The patient underwent surgical resection of lesion with resolution presenting symptoms. Histopathology revealed cystic pulmonary dif...

Ultrasonographic (US) evaluation of spinal anomalies is limited. MRI is increasingly being used in the diagnosis of spinal anomalies. MRI has been able to show clearly the detailed anatomy of this rare case of type II diastematomyelia with triple splitting of the cord.