Unusual clinical presentation and association of cranial dermoid tumor and tethered cord syndrome

Abstract

Tethered cord syndrome (TCS), a neurological disorder characterized by the lower settlement of the conus medullaris, is a congenital spinal disease which is caused by split cord syndrome, meningomyelocele, and spinal tumors. Cranial dermoid tumor (CDT) is a congenital benign tumor which is generally located on the midline of the cranium. Even though TCS is highly associated with spinal dermoid tumor, the relationship of CDT and TCS is unusual. We pre sent a case with an unusual symptom of CDT, motion-dependent pain, and an uncommon togetherness with TCS. © 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.