1. Arachnoiditis ossificans of the cauda equina
- Author
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Hassan Baallal, Ali Akhaddar, Ibrahim Dao, Miloudi Gazzaz, Abad Cherif El Asri, Brahim El Mostarchid, Okacha Naama, and Mohamed Boucetta
- Subjects
musculoskeletal diseases ,endocrine system ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pathology ,Adolescent ,Lesion ,Lumbar ,X ray computed ,medicine ,Humans ,Polyradiculopathy ,Therapeutic strategy ,urogenital system ,business.industry ,Multiple Trauma ,Rare entity ,Cauda equina ,Calcinosis ,General Medicine ,Spinal cord ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Arachnoiditis ,Accidental Falls ,Female ,Neurology (clinical) ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed - Abstract
A case of post-traumatic arachnoiditis ossificans of the cauda equina is reported. The lesion is a rare pathological entity usually confined to the thoracic and high lumbar regions that can cause progressive spinal cord and cauda equine compression. The pathophysiology and therapeutic strategy of this rare entity are still controversial.
- Published
- 2012