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Radiología (English Edition) Diastematomyelia on imaging: Clinical and radiological considerations of this sp...
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Vol. 67. Issue 5.
(September - October 2025)
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Vol. 67. Issue 5.
(September - October 2025)
Radiology through images
Diastematomyelia on imaging: Clinical and radiological considerations of this spinal abnormality
Diastematomielia en imágenes: consideraciones clínicas y radiológicas de esta anomalía espinal
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P. Briceño Torralba
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, E. Sierra Beltrán, A. Aranaz Murillo, A.C. Vela Marín, C. Bernal Lafuente, P. Seral Moral
Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
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Diastematomyelia, a rare congenital anomaly of the spine, is characterised by the division of the spinal cord and is often associated with other spinal and cutaneous malformations. Diagnosis is primarily conducted via prenatal ultrasound and fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The postnatal evaluation is carried out using Computed Tomography (CT) and MRI, which are essential for comprehensive assessment and therapeutic planning. Prognosis depends on the presence of neurological symptoms, whose severity may correlate with specific radiological findings. Treatment ranges from surgery in symptomatic cases to observation in asymptomatic patients. This article reviews diastematomyelia, providing illustrative images from postnatal CT and MRI to emphasize the importance of comprehensive evaluation in ensuring an accurate diagnosis that guides appropriate clinical management.

Keywords:
Diastematomyelia
Neural tube defects
Spinal dysraphism
Diagnosis
Radiology
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Computed tomography (CT)
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La diastematomielia, una rara anomalía congénita de la columna vertebral, se caracteriza por la división de la médula espinal y a menudo se asocia con otras malformaciones espinales y cutáneas. Su diagnóstico se realiza principalmente mediante ecografía prenatal y resonancia magnética (RM) fetal. La evaluación postnatal se lleva a cabo con tomografía computarizada (TC) y RM, que son esenciales para una evaluación integral y la planificación terapéutica. El pronóstico depende de la presencia de síntomas neurológicos, cuya gravedad puede correlacionarse con hallazgos radiológicos específicos. El tratamiento varía desde la cirugía en casos sintomáticos hasta la observación en pacientes asintomáticos. Este artículo revisa la diastematomielia aportando imágenes ilustrativas de TC y RM postnatal para recalca la importancia de su evaluación integral para garantizar un diagnóstico preciso que guíe el manejo clínico adecuado.

Palabras clave:
Diastematomielia
Defectos del tubo neural
Disrafismos espinales
Diagnóstico
Radiología
Resonancia magnética (RM)
Tomografía computarizada (TC)

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