Subarachnoid hematoma following lumbar puncture causing compression of the cauda equina

1974 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Setti S. Rengachary ◽  
Daniel Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Lumbar Puncture ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cauda Equina Compression ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A case of conus and cauda equina compression caused by a subarachnoid hematoma is reported which was probably due to needle trauma during an attempted lumbar puncture.

Spinal meningioma arising from a lumbar nerve root

1989 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 646-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas H. K. Ng ◽  
Kwan Hon Chan ◽  
Kirpal S. Mann ◽  
Ching F. Fung
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Root ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Spinal Meningioma ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cauda Equina Compression ◽  
Lumbar Nerve Root ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A case is reported of cauda equina compression from an intradural meningioma arising from the L-5 nerve root in a young man.

Spinal arterial malformation in a child with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

1976 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 613-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen S. Merry ◽  
D. Barry Appleton
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Family History ◽  
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cauda Equina Compression ◽  
History Of ◽  
Spinal Aneurysm ◽  
Arterial Malformation ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A case is reported of spinal aneurysm in a child with a family history of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia causing spinal cord and cauda equina compression. The operative approach is discussed.

Posttraumatic lumbar epidural true synovial cyst

1973 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
George W. Sypert ◽  
Richard W. Leech ◽  
A. Basil Harris
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Therapy ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Synovial Cyst ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cauda Equina Compression ◽  
Satisfactory Recovery ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A case is reported of posttraumatic epidural true synovial cyst causing cauda equina compression. Surgical therapy resulted in satisfactory recovery.

Acute herniated nucleus pulposus with cauda equina compression syndrome following chemonucleolysis

1987 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 614-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Smith ◽  
Lyal G. Leibrock ◽  
Benjamin R. Gelber ◽  
Eric W. Pierson
Keyword(s):  
Nucleus Pulposus ◽  
Disc Herniation ◽  
Therapeutic Intervention ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Compression Syndrome ◽  
Cauda Equina Compression ◽  
Herniated Nucleus Pulposus ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Three cases of acute disc herniation causing cauda equina compression syndrome after chemonucleolysis are described. All three patients had myelographic blocks and, despite emergency decompression procedures, were left with residual neurological deficits. Recommendations are made regarding evaluation and therapeutic intervention, and possible etiologies of this problem are reviewed.

“Bicycle test” of van Gelderen in diagnosis of intermittent cauda equina compression syndrome

1977 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 667-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Dyck ◽  
John B. Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Examination ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Radicular Pain ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Compression Syndrome ◽  
Cauda Equina Compression ◽  
Vascular Insufficiency ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The authors describe a simple clinical adjunct to the routine neurological examination of patients with intermittent cauda equina compression syndrome. The “bicycle test” helps exclude intermittent claudication due to vascular insufficiency and frequently confirms the relationship of posture to radicular pain.

Posterior epidural migration of sequestered lumbar disc fragments

1999 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Robe ◽  
Didier Martin ◽  
Jacques Lenelle ◽  
Achille Stevenaert
Keyword(s):  
Cauda Equina Syndrome ◽  
Lumbar Disc ◽  
Contrast Material ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Radicular Pain ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Diagnostic Pitfalls ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The posterior epidural migration of sequestered lumbar disc fragments is an uncommon event. The authors report two such cases in which patients presented with either intense radicular pain or cauda equina syndrome. The radiological characteristics were the posterior epidural location and the ring enhancement of the mass after injection of contrast material. The major diagnostic pitfalls are discussed.

Dermoid tumors of the spinal cord

1970 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 676-681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian C. Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Complete Removal ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Conus Medullaris ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Print

✓ This is an analysis of 10 cases of dermoid tumor occurring in the spinal canal (8 lumbar and 2 thoracic). Low-back pain was the commonest presenting symptom, especially if the tumor was adherent to the conus medullaris. Other complaints included urinary dysfunction and motor and sensory disturbances of the legs. Clinical and radiological evidence of spina bifida was found in about half of the cases and suggested the diagnosis of a developmental type of tumor when patients presented with progressive spinal cord compression. At operation, the tumors were often found embedded in the conus medullaris or firmly adherent to the cauda equina, thus precluding complete removal. Evacuation of the cystic contents, however, gave lasting relief of the low-back pain and did not cause any deterioration in neurological function. In a follow-up study, ranging from 1 to 15 years, virtually no improvement in the neurological signs was observed. On the other hand, only one case has deteriorated due to recurrence of tumor growth.

Paragangliomas of the lumbar region

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 354-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Gelabert-González
Keyword(s):  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Lumbar Region ◽  
Rare Tumor ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The author reports two cases of cauda equina paraganglioma (CEP) and provides a review of all previously published cases. The current radiological, neurosurgical, and pathological literature on this rare tumor is also reviewed.

Ankylosing spondylitis: cauda equina syndrome with multiple spinal arachnoid cysts

1971 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolf Rosenkranz
Keyword(s):  
Ankylosing Spondylitis ◽  
Cauda Equina Syndrome ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Arachnoid Cysts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Neural Canal ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A case of ankylosing spondylitis in a patient with a cauda equina syndrome is reported. A lumbar myelogram revealed erosions of the bones of the neural canal with enclosed multiple intraspinal cysts.

Impaction fracture of the lumbar vertebrae with dural tear

1980 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 765-771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole A. Miller ◽  
Richard C. Dewey ◽  
William E. Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Lumbar Spine ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Lumbar Vertebrae ◽  
Dural Tear ◽  
Mechanism Of Injury ◽  
Content Type ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Jefferson Fracture ◽  
Vertical Impaction ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The authors describe a lumbar spine fracture that is characterized on anteroposterior x-ray views by separation of the pedicular shadows. It is almost invariably associated with posterior interlaminar herniation of the cauda equina through a dorsal dural split, and anterolateral entrapment or amputation of the nerve root. The fracture is unstable and requires internal fixation and fusion at the time of neurolysis. Fractures meeting these criteria should be explored as soon as the patient's condition permits. Myelography is usually unnecessary and may be contraindicated in some cases. The postulated mechanism of injury is hyperextension with vertical impaction and rupture of the ring made up of the lamina, pedicle, and vertebral body. The ring is fractured in several places in a manner similar to that seen in “Jefferson fracture” of C-1. The special anatomical relationships of the thoracolumbar junction and the plane of the lumbar facets are also discussed.

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