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Cauda Equina Syndrome Secondary to Complicated Diverticulitis

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2013
A 58-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with cauda equina syndrome and sepsis. The symptoms were attributed to a complicated episode of sigmoid diverticulitis.
M. ter Horst, M.A.W. Stam, D.E. Bouman, J.M. Klaase   +3 more
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A rare etiology of cauda equina syndrome

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2010
Fungal infections of the spine are very rare and usually seen in immunocompromised patients. Acute cauda equina syndrome presenting in an immunocompetent patient is usually due to a prolapse of the intervertebral disc.
Sumit Batra, Sumit Arora, Hemant Meshram, Geetika Khanna, Shabnam B Grover, Vinod K Sharma   +5 more
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Unforeseen Complications: Cauda Equina Syndrome After Vaginoplasty Combined With Epidural Analgesia [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
This case describes the first postoperative complication of cauda equina syndrome following gender affirmation surgery. Postoperatively, an epidural catheter was placed for pain management. Despite its intended benefits, the patient developed symptoms of
Toni P. Seppälä, Kaisu Ojala
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Cauda Equina Syndrome

InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice, 2011
Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a relatively uncommon condition typically associated with a large space-occupying lesion within the canal of the lumbosacral spine. It is one of the few spinal surgical emergencies and its prompt diagnosis and surgical treatment are of paramount importance as, otherwise, patients could be left with permanent and disabling
Kenan Deniz, Jonathan Pararajasingham
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A Good Short-term Outcome in Delayed Decompression of Cauda Equina Syndrome in Klebsiella pneumoniae Spinal Epidural Abscess: A Case Report [PDF]

Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2017
Spinal epidural abscess is a severe, generally pyogenic, infection of the epidural space of spinal cord or cauda equina. The swelling caused by the abscess leads to compression or vascular disruption of neurological structures that requires urgent ...
Hanifah J, Joehaimey J, Yusof MI
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Elsberg Syndrome: Sudden Cauda Equina Syndrome After Aseptic Meningitis

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Elsberg syndrome is a rare neurologic syndrome of acute or subacute lumbosacral radiculitis and myelitis with cauda equina syndrome. Commonly associated with herpes simplex virus type 2 infection, either primary or reactivation, it can occur with other ...
Kinari Tomite, Osamu Hamada, Gerald H. Stein   +2 more
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Baastrup’s Disease, a Rare Cause of Cauda Equina Syndrome: Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports
Introduction: Baastrup’s disease, more commonly known as kissing spines, has been implicated as a cause for low back pain and extension of the synovial cavity to the intraspinal space, resulting in extradural compression.
Aniruddha Vaidya, Sushil Mankar, Nitin Pothare, Vismay Harkare   +3 more
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Primary spinal intradural extramedullary lymphoma causing cauda equina syndrome

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2012
We report a case of lumbar intradural extramedullary lesion in an 11-year-old boy who presented with cauda equina syndrome and acute bladder disturbance.
Goutham Cugati, Manish Singh, Nigel Peter Symss, Anil Pande, M C Vasudevan, Ravi Ramamurthi   +5 more
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Cauda equina syndrome as the initial presenting clinical feature of medulloblastoma: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012
Introduction Medulloblastoma is one of the most common pediatric brain malignancies. The usual presenting clinical features are related to posterior fossa syndrome or/and hydrocephalus.
Al-Otaibi Faisal, Ul-Haq Anwar, Al-Hindi Hindi, Al Kofide Amani, Al Shail Essam   +4 more
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Polyneuropathy and noncompressive cauda equina syndrome as manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus covers a wide range of central nervous system and peripheral nervous system conditions. We report a rare case of a man with progressive muscle weakness and cauda equina syndrome.
Ahmad Tirmizi Jobli, Sharifah Aishah Wan, Cheng Lay Teh, Yaw Kiet Cheong, Cindy Hui San Kueh   +4 more
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