Neuroradiology case of the day. Subarachnoid hemorrhage complicating an ependymoma of cauda equina.

✓ A case of a cavernous angioma of the cauda equina is presented. The patient was a 28-year-old man who experienced sudden low-back pain and headache without neurological symptoms. Lumbar puncture revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage. He had suffered a similar episode 3 years previously. Selective spinal angiography did not demonstrate any abnormal vascularity. Metrizamide myelography and magnetic resonance imaging were useful in demonstrating the presence of a tumor. Laminectomy at L1–3 and total removal of the tumor were performed without neurological deficit.

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Rupture of spinal cord ependymoma

Journal of Neurosurgery ◽

10.3171/jns.1973.39.5.0662 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 39 (5) ◽

pp. 662-665 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Nettleton S. Payne ◽

Joseph V. McDonald

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽

Clinical Course ◽

Cauda Equina ◽

Content Type ◽

Spinal Cord Ependymoma ◽

Fine Print

✓ The rupture of an ependymoma of the cauda equina associated with trauma and subarachnoid hemorrhage is described. The clinical course of the patient is discussed, and the mechanism and significance of the rupture postulated.

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Intra-extradural Dumbbell-Shaped Hemangioblastoma Manifesting as Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Cauda Equina

Neurologia medico-chirurgica ◽

10.2176/nmc.52.659 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 52 (9) ◽

pp. 659-665 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Yusuke NISHIMURA ◽

Masahito HARA ◽

Atsushi NATSUME ◽

Masaya TAKEMOTO ◽

Ryuichi FUKUYAMA ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽

Cauda Equina

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Hemorrhagic schwannoma presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage and resulting cauda equina syndrome

The Spine Journal ◽

10.1016/j.spinee.2015.07.424 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (12) ◽

pp. e17-e18 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shelby J. Bennett ◽

Gregory L. Katzman ◽

Amar S. Mehta ◽

Saad Ali

Keyword(s):

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽

Cauda Equina Syndrome ◽

Cauda Equina

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Spontaneous spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage and subdural hematoma

Journal of Neurosurgery ◽

10.3171/jns.1984.61.5.0975 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 61 (5) ◽

pp. 975-980 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

Karl W. Swann ◽

Allan H. Ropper ◽

Paul F. J. New ◽

Charles E. Poletti

Keyword(s):

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽

Subdural Hematoma ◽

Cauda Equina ◽

Conus Medullaris ◽

Spinal Angiography ◽

Content Type ◽

Radiological Features ◽

Spinal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽

Severe Back Pain ◽

Fine Print

✓ Two patients with spontaneous spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage are presented to emphasize the clinical and radiological features of this uncommon illness. Both had severe back pain at the onset. One patient had a subdural hematoma that compressed the conus medullaris and cauda equina, and was drained percutaneously; the other had clots in the subarachnoid space. The cerebrospinal fluid showed a polymorphonuclear pleocytosis that simulated septic meningitis. Complete spinal angiography failed to reveal a cause for the hemorrhages.

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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage from Multiple Neurofibromas of the Cauda Equina: Case Report

Neurosurgery ◽

10.1227/00006123-199106000-00025 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 28 (6) ◽

pp. 910-913 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Patrizio Bruni ◽

Stefano Esposito ◽

Giuseppina Oddi ◽

Regulo Hernandez ◽

Franca Martines ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽

Correct Diagnosis ◽

Cauda Equina ◽

Spinal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Abstract The authors report a case of spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by neurofibromas of the cauda equina. An examination of the literature revealing 13 similar cases and an analysis of this case showing three neurofibromas of the cauda equina prompted an hypothesis emphasizing the origin of bleeding and the difficulties associated with a correct diagnosis.

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