====== Lipomyeloschisis ======


Dorsal [[spinal dysraphism]] with [[lipoma]]. Six forms are described,
((Emery JL, Lendon RG. [[Lipoma]]s of the [[Cauda Equina]] and Other Fatty Tumors Related to Neurospinal Dysraphism.DevMedChildNeurol.1969;11:62–70))
the following 3 are clinically important as possible causes of progressive neurologic dysfunction via [[tethering]] and/or compression:

1. (intra)dural lipoma

2. [[lipomyelomeningocele]].

3. [[fibrolipoma of the filum terminale]]