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Cervical Meningocele

MedGen UID:
768674
•Concept ID:
C3640034
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

A congenital abnormality in the cervical region of the spine in which the meninges protrude through a defect in the spinal column. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCervical Meningocele

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Conservative management of aplasia cutis congenita: case report.
Six EG, Kelly DL Jr
Neurosurgery 1981 Feb;8(2):233-5. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198102000-00016. PMID: 7207791

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sengers syndrome: six novel AGK mutations in seven new families and review of the phenotypic and mutational spectrum of 29 patients.
Haghighi A, Haack TB, Atiq M, Mottaghi H, Haghighi-Kakhki H, Bashir RA, Ahting U, Feichtinger RG, Mayr JA, Rötig A, Lebre AS, Klopstock T, Dworschak A, Pulido N, Saeed MA, Saleh-Gohari N, Holzerova E, Chinnery PF, Taylor RW, Prokisch H
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2014 Aug 20;9:119. doi: 10.1186/s13023-014-0119-3. PMID: 25208612Free PMC Article
Cystic spinal dysraphism of the cervical region: experience with eight cases including double cervical and lumbosacral meningoceles.
Ali MZ
Pediatr Neurosurg 2010;46(1):29-33. Epub 2010 May 5 doi: 10.1159/000314535. PMID: 20453561
Cervical meningocele causing symptoms in adulthood: case report and review of the literature.
Konya D, Dagcinar A, Akakin A, Gercek A, Ozgen S, Pamir MN
J Spinal Disord Tech 2006 Oct;19(7):531-3. doi: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211223.51436.0b. PMID: 17021419
Cervical myelomeningocele--follow-up of five patients.
Meyer-Heim AD, Klein A, Boltshauser E
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2003;7(6):407-12. doi: 10.1016/s1090-3798(03)00108-9. PMID: 14623220
Lumbo-peritoneal shunt in non-hydrocephalic patients. A review of 41 cases.
Bret P, Huppert J, Massini B, Lapras C, Fischer G
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1986;80(3-4):90-2. doi: 10.1007/BF01812280. PMID: 3716895

Diagnosis

Cervical myelomeningocele with CSF leakage: a case-based review.
Armas-Melián K, Iglesias S, Ros B, Martínez-León MI, Arráez MÁ
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 Nov;36(11):2615-2620. Epub 2020 Jul 4 doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04743-y. PMID: 32621007
Neuroradiological diagnosis of Chiari malformations.
Chiapparini L, Saletti V, Solero CL, Bruzzone MG, Valentini LG
Neurol Sci 2011 Dec;32 Suppl 3:S283-6. doi: 10.1007/s10072-011-0695-0. PMID: 21800079
Cervical spinal dysraphism.
Kıymaz N, Yılmaz N, Güdü BO, Demir I, Kozan A
Pediatr Neurosurg 2010;46(5):351-6. Epub 2011 Feb 24 doi: 10.1159/000323414. PMID: 21346398
Lateral cervical meningocele.
Sharma V, Newton G
J Korean Med Sci 1992 Jun;7(2):179-83. doi: 10.3346/jkms.1992.7.2.179. PMID: 1524732Free PMC Article
Lateral cervical meningocele.
Shore RM, Chun RW, Strother CM
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1982 Jul;21(7):430-3. doi: 10.1177/000992288202100709. PMID: 7083714

Therapy

Conservative management of aplasia cutis congenita: case report.
Six EG, Kelly DL Jr
Neurosurgery 1981 Feb;8(2):233-5. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198102000-00016. PMID: 7207791
Cord paralysis following injection into traumatic cervical meningocele. Complication of stellate ganglion block.
Keim HA
N Y State J Med 1970 Aug 15;70(16):2115-6. PMID: 4393352

Prognosis

Sengers syndrome: six novel AGK mutations in seven new families and review of the phenotypic and mutational spectrum of 29 patients.
Haghighi A, Haack TB, Atiq M, Mottaghi H, Haghighi-Kakhki H, Bashir RA, Ahting U, Feichtinger RG, Mayr JA, Rötig A, Lebre AS, Klopstock T, Dworschak A, Pulido N, Saeed MA, Saleh-Gohari N, Holzerova E, Chinnery PF, Taylor RW, Prokisch H
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2014 Aug 20;9:119. doi: 10.1186/s13023-014-0119-3. PMID: 25208612Free PMC Article
Cystic spinal dysraphism of the cervical region: experience with eight cases including double cervical and lumbosacral meningoceles.
Ali MZ
Pediatr Neurosurg 2010;46(1):29-33. Epub 2010 May 5 doi: 10.1159/000314535. PMID: 20453561
Cervical myelomeningocele--follow-up of five patients.
Meyer-Heim AD, Klein A, Boltshauser E
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2003;7(6):407-12. doi: 10.1016/s1090-3798(03)00108-9. PMID: 14623220
Cervical meningocele and associated spinal anomalies.
Delashaw JB, Park TS, Cail WM, Vollmer DG
Childs Nerv Syst 1987;3(3):165-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00717894. PMID: 3652068
Lumbo-peritoneal shunt in non-hydrocephalic patients. A review of 41 cases.
Bret P, Huppert J, Massini B, Lapras C, Fischer G
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1986;80(3-4):90-2. doi: 10.1007/BF01812280. PMID: 3716895

Clinical prediction guides

Sengers syndrome: six novel AGK mutations in seven new families and review of the phenotypic and mutational spectrum of 29 patients.
Haghighi A, Haack TB, Atiq M, Mottaghi H, Haghighi-Kakhki H, Bashir RA, Ahting U, Feichtinger RG, Mayr JA, Rötig A, Lebre AS, Klopstock T, Dworschak A, Pulido N, Saeed MA, Saleh-Gohari N, Holzerova E, Chinnery PF, Taylor RW, Prokisch H
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2014 Aug 20;9:119. doi: 10.1186/s13023-014-0119-3. PMID: 25208612Free PMC Article
Mirror movements associated with cervical meningocele: case report.
Odabaşi Z, Gökçil Z, Kütükçü Y, Vural O, Yardim M
Minim Invasive Neurosurg 1998 Jun;41(2):99-100. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1052026. PMID: 9651920

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