A case of spinal epidural lipomatosis presenting as a stroke mimic

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Here we present the case of a patient with right upper extremity and lower weakness three-day duration, which triggered stroke evaluation. Ultimately, diagnosis spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) was made. Non-stroke diagnoses that stroke-like symptoms are referred to in medical literature as mimics. Such cases neurological deficits imitate acute ischemic stroke. The frequency such presentations occurs up 30% initially suspected This illustrates SEL can mimic. To our knowledge, this is first description presentation

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Emergency Medicine

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['1532-8171', '0735-6757']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2023.07.009