Affiliations: Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate
Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Note: [] Correspondence: Prof. Raj Kumar, Department of Neurosurgery,
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow – 226014,
U.P., India. Tel.: +91 522 2668700, 2668800 Ext. 2157 (C), 2158 (R), 2107 (OT),
2741 (O); Fax: +91 522 2668129 and 2668017; E-mail: [email protected];
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Abstract: Cervical myelocystocele is a rare form of occult spinal dysraphism
in which the central canal of spinal cord and subarachnoid space are herniated
through a posterior spina bifida. It is commonly associated with Chiari II
malformation, but in the present case it was associated with the Chiari I
malformation, the child has no neurological deficit at presentation. The entity
of cervical myelocystocele rare but it must be kept in differential diagnosis
of cervical spinal dysraphism. The mechanism of dilatation of central canal
into cervical meningocele is also different in relation to terminal
myelocystocele of lumbosacral region, which is discussed in this report.
