Acute Cauda Equina Syndrome Secondary to a Lumbar Synovial Cyst
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Acute cauda equina syndrome secondary to a lumbar synovial cyst.
Cauda equina syndrome is a well described state of neurologic compromise due to lumbosacral root compression. In most cases, it is due to a herniated disc, tumor, infection, or hematoma. We report a case of rapid lumbar synovial cyst expansion leading to acute cauda equina syndrome and compare it to similar cases in the literature. The patient is a 49-year-old woman with a history of chronic l...
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عنوان ژورنال: September 2012
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2150-1149,1533-3159
DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2012/15/435