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Idiopathic Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis Causing Cauda Equina Syndrome

Spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) is a rare condition defined by the hypertrophy of adipose tissue in the spinal epidural space, often resulting in compression of nerves in the region affected.1 This case describes a 64-year-old man who presented with cauda equina syndrome. Magnetic resonance imagin...

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Autores principales: Bushkar, John B., MenkinSmith, Lacey P., Krywko, Diann M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965200/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849325
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2017.6.34778