Spinal meningioma arising from a lumbar nerve root

1989 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 646-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas H. K. Ng ◽  
Kwan Hon Chan ◽  
Kirpal S. Mann ◽  
Ching F. Fung
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Root ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Spinal Meningioma ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cauda Equina Compression ◽  
Lumbar Nerve Root ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A case is reported of cauda equina compression from an intradural meningioma arising from the L-5 nerve root in a young man.

Traumatic lumbar nerve root meningocele

1973 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 528-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. McLennan ◽  
William T. McLaughlin ◽  
Stanley A. Skillicorn
Keyword(s):  
Functional Recovery ◽  
Nerve Root ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Nerve Roots ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lumbar Nerve Root ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A patient is described who developed an acute, occult, lumbosacral nerve root meningocele following a partial traumatic avulsion of the L-4 and L-5 nerve roots accompanied by fracture of the pelvis and fibula. Almost total functional recovery ensued. The differences between acute and chronic nerve root meningoceles are discussed, as well as the possibility of surgical intervention.

Neurocytoma of the cauda equina

1999 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina L. Stephan ◽  
John J. Kepes ◽  
Paul Arnold ◽  
K. Douglas Green ◽  
Fran Chamberlin
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Nerve Root ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Image ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Pertinent Literature ◽  
Lower Extremity Weakness ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Left Lower Extremity ◽  
History Of ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A case of a neurocytoma involving a nerve root of the cauda equina in a 46-year-old woman is reported. The patient presented with a 2-month history of progressive left lower-extremity weakness and pain and decreased ability to walk, as well as complaints of incomplete voiding. A magnetic resonance image revealed a 7-mm oval mass that was located intrathecally and extended from T-12 to L-1 and was adjacent to a nerve root. No lesions were identified at higher vertebral levels. The mass was excised. On histological examination it was found to have classical features of a neurocytoma. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a neurocytoma occurring in that region. A detailed histological description of this case and review of the pertinent literature are provided.

Lumbar nerve root compression at the intervertebral foramina caused by arthritis of the posterior facets

1973 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Epstein ◽  
Bernard S. Epstein ◽  
Leroy S. Lavine ◽  
Robert Carras ◽  
Alan D. Rosenthal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Root ◽  
Herniated Disc ◽  
Nerve Root Compression ◽  
Degenerative Arthritis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lumbar Nerve Root ◽  
Intervertebral Foramina ◽  
Pain Patients ◽  
Unusual Stress ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The authors report their experience with 12 cases in which the roots of the sciatic nerve were compressed at the intervertebral foramina by degenerative arthritis (arthrosis) of the posterior facets, and in which foraminotomy and facetectomy brought relief of pain. Patients with disc narrowing, spondylolisthesis, and transitional vertebrae place unusual stress on the posterior facets. This may lead to hypertrophy and the development of marginal osteophytes that project downward with eventual constriction of the intervertebral foramen and entrapment of the nerve root. Such alterations are common in patients over 40, and when found in the presence of unremitting sciatic pain without evidence of a herniated disc or other etiology, a causal relationship must be considered.

Lumbar nerve root compression by synovial cysts of the ligamentum flavum

1984 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 617-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adel F. Abdullah ◽  
Robert W. Chambers ◽  
Dennis P. Daut
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Root ◽  
Ligamentum Flavum ◽  
Nerve Root Compression ◽  
Nerve Roots ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lumbar Nerve Root ◽  
Synovial Cysts ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Synovial cysts of the ligamentum flavum, measuring 1 cm in diameter, caused compression of the lumbar nerve roots in four patients. The authors discuss the association of these cysts with advanced focal spondylosis, and speculate on their etiology.

Spinal arterial malformation in a child with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

1976 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 613-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen S. Merry ◽  
D. Barry Appleton
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Family History ◽  
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cauda Equina Compression ◽  
History Of ◽  
Spinal Aneurysm ◽  
Arterial Malformation ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A case is reported of spinal aneurysm in a child with a family history of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia causing spinal cord and cauda equina compression. The operative approach is discussed.

scholarly journals Nitric Oxide Induced Ectopic Firing in a Lumbar Nerve Root With Cauda Equina Compression

2003 ◽  
Vol 408 ◽  
pp. 167-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsukasa Onozawa ◽  
Yuji Atsuta ◽  
Masaki Sato ◽  
Motoya Ikawa ◽  
Hiromi Tsunekawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Nerve Root ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Cauda Equina Compression ◽  
Lumbar Nerve Root ◽  
Ectopic Firing

Conus medulla—cauda compression from nerve root hypertrophy in a child with Dejerine—Sottas syndrome: improvement with laminectomy and duraplasty

2002 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kleopas A. Kleopa ◽  
Leslie N. Sutton ◽  
Joseph Ong ◽  
Gihan Tennekoon ◽  
Albert E. Telfeian
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Nerve Root ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Conus Medullaris ◽  
Myelin Protein Zero ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Leg Weakness ◽  
Protein Zero ◽  
Fine Print

✓ This 7-year-old boy with Dejerine—Sottas syndrome caused by a mutation in the myelin protein zero gene began to suffer rapid deterioration with increasing leg weakness, loss of the ability to ambulate, and bowel and bladder incontinence. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed nerve root hypertrophy resulting in compression of the conus medullaris and cauda equina. Decompressive surgery was successful in reversing some of his deficits.

Posttraumatic lumbar epidural true synovial cyst

1973 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
George W. Sypert ◽  
Richard W. Leech ◽  
A. Basil Harris
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Therapy ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Synovial Cyst ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cauda Equina Compression ◽  
Satisfactory Recovery ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A case is reported of posttraumatic epidural true synovial cyst causing cauda equina compression. Surgical therapy resulted in satisfactory recovery.

The femoral stretching test

1982 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 813-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. N. Estridge ◽  
Stanley A. Rouhe ◽  
Neil G. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Lumbar Disc Herniation ◽  
Disc Herniation ◽  
Nerve Root ◽  
Lumbar Disc ◽  
Nerve Root Compression ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lumbar Nerve Root ◽  
Upper Lumbar Disc Herniation ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The femoral stretching test is a valuable sign in diagnosing upper lumbar nerve root compression. We believe that it has the same significance for upper lumbar disc herniation as the sciatic stretching test has for the lower.

Acute herniated nucleus pulposus with cauda equina compression syndrome following chemonucleolysis

1987 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 614-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Smith ◽  
Lyal G. Leibrock ◽  
Benjamin R. Gelber ◽  
Eric W. Pierson
Keyword(s):  
Nucleus Pulposus ◽  
Disc Herniation ◽  
Therapeutic Intervention ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Compression Syndrome ◽  
Cauda Equina Compression ◽  
Herniated Nucleus Pulposus ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Three cases of acute disc herniation causing cauda equina compression syndrome after chemonucleolysis are described. All three patients had myelographic blocks and, despite emergency decompression procedures, were left with residual neurological deficits. Recommendations are made regarding evaluation and therapeutic intervention, and possible etiologies of this problem are reviewed.

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