Back pain and leg weakness

Progressive leg pain and weakness.

A 54-year-old man presented with progressive asymmetric leg pain and weakness. He had a history of invasive squamous cell carcinoma that was fully treated 2 years earlier. His leg symptoms progressed relentlessly during several months. Imaging studies demonstrated enhancement of the cauda equina and leptomeninges of the lower spinal cord. Initial cerebrospinal fluid examination showed an elevat...

Leg weakness and decreased vision.

Leg Length Inequality and the Side of Low Back Pain

LBP is a common complaint that affects 88% of people and is our most expensive disease (4-6), but frequently the cause remains unknown. Controversy continues as to which pathologic or radiological abnormalities may be of significance in LBP. Using radiological criteria (5,7-11), etiologic groupings of conditions thought to cause LBP do not mention whether LLI was taken into account when evaluat...

Relief of Lower Back and Leg Pain after Myelography

INTRODUCTION It is well-known that many patients will have adverse reactions such as headache and nausea after undergoing myelography, but we have often seen cases where symptoms such as lower back pain and leg pain were alleviated following myelography. To the best of our knowledge, such clinical cases of post-myelographic alleviation have not been reported. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of ...

Diver with acute abdominal pain, right leg paresthesias and weakness: a case report.

A 29-year-old man was brought to an emergency department by the United States Coast Guard with chief complaints of severe abdominal pain, right leg paresthesia and weakness following four deep air dives. Physical examination before recompression treatment was remarkable for diffuse abdominal tenderness and right leg weakness. The patient was diagnosed in the emergency room with type II decompre...