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spina bifida tethered spinal cord

by laurel269, Jun 29, 2008 02:44PM
can a child with a tethered spinal cord be suffering from constant headaches because of the tethered cord?  he has spina bifida and is 14 and growing taller each day!
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by DrNoopurMD, Jun 30, 2008 02:18AM
To: Laura
Hi,

Tethered spinal cord by itself cannot cause headaches. Please refer to the link below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethered_spinal_cord_syndrome It can cause low back pain, hairy patches, incontinence. I would suggest you to try OTC pain killers for some time and make sure he sleeps for 8 hrs during the night, meanwhile please schedule an appointment with a neurologist as soon as possible.

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