GORMANDISER
\ɡˈɔːmandˌa͡ɪzə], \ɡˈɔːmandˌaɪzə], \ɡ_ˈɔː_m_a_n_d_ˌaɪ_z_ə]\
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Acquired Meningomyeloceles
- Congenital, or rarely acquired, herniation meningeal spinal cord tissue through a bony defect vertebral column. majority these defects occur lumbosacral region. features include PARAPLEGIA, loss of sensation in the lower body, and incontinence. This condition may be associated with ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION HYDROCEPHALUS. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, pp35-6)