SummaryThe primary tethered cord syndrome is well known in patients suffering from occult spinal dysraphism including diastematomyelia congenital intraspinal mass lesions and abnormal development of the spinal cord conus medullaris and filum terminale; and the secondary tethered cord syndrome is one of the delayed consequences of the postrepaired myelomeningocele The literature support an aggressive and early diagnostic and when indicated surgical approach to the tethered spinal cord Key words: nbsp;Tethered Cord Occult Spinal Dysraphism Meningomyelocele

The primary tethered cord syndrome is well known in patients suffering from occult spinal dysraphism including diastematomyelia congenital intraspinal mass lesions and abnormal development of the spinal cord conus medullaris and filum terminale; and the secondary tethered cord syndrome is one of the delayed consequences of the postrepaired myelomeningocele The literature support an aggressive and early diagnostic and when indicated surgical approach to the tethered spinal cord Key words: nbsp;Tethered Cord Occult Spinal Dysraphism Meningomyelocele