Cauda equina syndrome caused by lumbosacral epidural lipomatosis. A case report

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Aug;115(8):1549-51. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.12.034. Epub 2013 Jan 26.

Authors

Sara Mariotto¹, Maria R Bianchi, Sergio Ferrari, Gianluigi Zanusso, Claudio Ghimenton, Marco Testoni, Franco Faccioli, Giovanni B Frisoni, Salvatore Monaco

Affiliation

¹ Section of Neurology, Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Motor Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

PMID: 23357485
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.12.034

No abstract available

Keywords: Cauda equina syndrome; Epidural lipomatosis; Idiopathic lipomatosis; MRI; “Y sign”.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Decompression, Surgical
Epidural Space / pathology*
Epidural Space / surgery
Fecal Incontinence / etiology
Female
Humans
Lipomatosis / complications*
Lipomatosis / pathology
Lipomatosis / surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neurosurgical Procedures / methods
Polyradiculopathy / etiology*
Polyradiculopathy / pathology
Polyradiculopathy / surgery
Recovery of Function
Spinal Diseases / complications*
Spinal Diseases / pathology
Spinal Diseases / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Urinary Incontinence / etiology