What is diastematomyelia?

Diastematomyelia is a rare congenital anomaly that results in the "splitting" of the spinal cord in a longitudinal (sagittal) direction. It may be an isolated phenomenon or may be associated with other segmental anomalies of the vertebral bodies.

How do members experience diastematomyelia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with diastematomyelia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for diastematomyelia*

Who has diastematomyelia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 4
40s 5
50s 10
60s 8
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2
Female 28