<unk><unk>  cord can be caused by various conditions but the main cause is when tissue attachments limit the movement of the<unk>  cord in the<unk>  column which causes abnormal stretching of the cord. The<unk>  is correlated with having the causes: *<unk> bifida * Occulta * Mylomeningocele * Meningocele * History of<unk>  trauma * History of<unk>  surgery * Tumor(s) in the<unk>  column * Thickened and/or tight filum terminale * Lipoma(s) in the<unk>  column * Dermal Sinus Tract (congenital deformity) * Diastematomyelia (split<unk>  cord)<unk><unk>  cord is a disorder and not a mechanism so it does not spread to other people and there are no measures that can be done to prevent it beforehand. The only preventative measure that is successful is to surgically untether the<unk>  cord though there might already be irreversible damage.<unk> bifida In<unk><unk>  cord cases<unk> bifida can be accompanied by tethering of the<unk>  cord but in rare cases with<unk> bifida occulta. Tethering of the<unk>  cord tends to occur in the cases of<unk> bifida with mylomeningocele. In most people the spine grows faster than the<unk>  cord during development which causes the end of the<unk>  cord to appear to rise relative to the bony spine next to it. By the time of birth the<unk>  cord is located between L1 and L2. In a baby with<unk> bifida the<unk>  cord is still attached to the skin around it preventing it from rising properly. This occurs because the<unk>  cord in a child with<unk> bifida is low lying and<unk>  at the bottom. At the time of birth the mylomeningocele is separated from the skin but the<unk>  cord is still stuck in the same place. As the child begins to grow the<unk>  cord remains in the same place becoming stretched out causing the tight cord and the tethering at the end. With this type of tethering there is an interference with the blood supply to the nerves and body which can then cause the deterioration of the body causing orthopedic, neurological, and urological problems. With milder forms of<unk> bifida such as Occulta, may be related to the degree of strain on the cord which can become worse with physical activity, injury, pregnancy, bone spurs, or<unk>  stenosis. The<unk>  cord in this case might not be diagnosed until adulthood when it worsens and can still cause neurological, orthopedic, and urological dysfunctions.
Tethered spinal cord syndrome
Posterior cord syndrome
Say–Meyer syndrome
Central cord syndrome
Madras motor neuron disease
Upper motor neuron syndrome
Nicolau–Balus syndrome
Syringomyelia