Edgar " et al . " ( 2012 ) reported the case of a 15-year-old white male with congenital absence of the " gluteus maximus " muscles associated with spina bifida occulta, learning disability, optic nerve hypoplasia, scoliosis, and central nervous system hamartomas.
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Spinal abnormalities, e . g . intramedullary dermoid cysts may arise more frequently in the lumbosacral region ( quite often at the level of the conus medullaris ) and may be seen with other congenital anomalies of the spine including posterior spina bifida occulta as identified by the neuroradiological analysis.
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He was born with spina bifida occulta, a birth defect, centered on the spinal column, which gave him lifelong pain a factor in his later abuse of Veterans Affairs ( VA ) clinic in Pensacola, Florida, doctors determined that the cause was a brain aneurysm, and Elonzo was sent to the VA Medical Center in Alexandria, Louisiana.
