Cauda Equina Syndrome Caused by Idiopathic Epidural Lipomatosis
Korean Journal of Spine
;
: 272-274, 2015.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-124820
ABSTRACT
Spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) is a rare condition that presents as a back pain with progressive neurologic symptoms. Most affected patients are obese and receiving steroid therapy, or have an endocrinopathies. We report a rare case of cauda equina syndrome caused by SEL in a non-obese healthy young man without any evident traumatic episode. A healthy 19-year-old man, who had experienced lower back pain for two months, visited our emergency room because of the sudden development of motor weakness and voiding difficulty. Lumbar magnetic resonance image revealed extradural fat compressing the cauda equina. Urgent decompression via posterior laminectomy and excision of excess epidural fat resulted in an immediate symptom improvement.
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Main subject:
Polyradiculopathy
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Cauda Equina
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Low Back Pain
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Back Pain
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Decompression
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Laminectomy
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Lipomatosis
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Neurologic Manifestations
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Spine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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