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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Observations of the Conus Medullaris in a Korean Population [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2019 Study Design Retrospective study (level of evidence: level 3). Purpose To study the anatomy of the conus medullaris in Koreans. Overview of Literature The anatomical position of the conus medullaris is well-documented in anatomy textbooks; however, the ...
Myung-Sang Moon +4 more
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Cauda equina, conus medullaris and syndromes mimicking sciatic pain: WFNS spine committee recommendations [PDF]
World Neurosurgery: XIntroduction: Cauda equina syndrome (CES), conus medullaris syndrome (CMS), and sciatica-like syndromes or “sciatica mimics” (SM) may present as diagnostic and/or therapeutic dilemmas for the practicing spine surgeon.
Sandeep Vaishya +6 more
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Conus Medullaris Syndrome following Radionuclide Cisternography [PDF]
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2014 Radionuclide cisternography is generally considered to be a safe procedure without significant neurological complications. However, in this report we present a patient who developed conus medullaris syndrome following radionuclide cisternography.
Jay Chol Choi
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Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2021 Spinal cystic lymphangiomas are very rare tumors. The authors report an extremly rare case of conus medullaris cystic lymphangioma revealed by conus terminalis syndrome, explored with MRI and confirmed by histopathological examination with good clinical ...
Mehdi Borni +3 more
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BMC Neurology, 2019 Background Spontaneous conus medullaris infarction is a rare disease. We describe two patients with spontaneous conus medullaris infarction presenting as acute cauda equina syndrome and their unique electromyography (EMG) findings.
Yi-Ching Weng +3 more
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Primary intradural Hodgkin lymphoma of the conus medullaris and cauda equina: case report
CNS Oncology, 2020 Primary Hodgkin lymphoma of the central nervous system is an exceedingly rare condition with very few cases reported in the literature. Isolated intradural involvement of the spine is rarer still, with only two prior cases located in the extramedullary ...
Timothy J Williamson +4 more
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Surgical outcomes in thoracolumbar fractures with pure conus medullaris syndrome
Biomedical Journal, 2019 Background: Pure conus medullaris syndrome is defined as a combination of signs and symptoms of bladder/bowel incontinence and impotence without the presence of lower limbs weakness.
Ping-Yeh Chiu, Jen-Chung Liao
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Intramedullary Schwannoma of the Conus Medullaris Presenting With Progressive Paraparesis: A Rare Case From a Resource‐Limited Setting [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsIntramedullary schwannomas of the conus medullaris are exceptionally rare, accounting for less than 1% of all spinal schwannomas. Their clinical presentation is often nonspecific, and radiological features closely mimic more common intramedullary tumors ...
William Nkenguye +6 more
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Spine Surgery and Related Research, 2019 Introduction: Conus medullaris syndrome (CMS) is a rare pathology. The conus medullaris is located at the end of the spinal cord and continues to the cauda equina.
Tetsuji Inoue
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Clinical features and long-term surgical outcomes of conus medullaris hemangioblastomas [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of NeurosurgeryBackground Conus medullaris hemangioblastomas (HBs) are extremely rare vascular pathologies. The clinical-radiological features and long-term surgical outcomes of this rare disease are still lacking because of its rarity.
Liang Zhang, Bo Han, Wenqing Jia
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