Conus medullaris arachnoid cyst presenting as cauda equina syndrome

Conus medullaris and Cauda Equina Syndromes

Conus medullaris and Cauda Equina Syndromes

Extramedullary intrathecal catheter granuloma adherent to the conus medullaris presenting as cauda equina syndrome.

EXTRAMEDULLARY intrathecal granuloma formation is a rare complication of morphine administration via implanted drug delivery systems. We present a unique case of a granuloma adherent to the conus medullaris presenting as cauda equina syndrome. Practitioners should not assume that implantation of intrathecal catheters with their tips located at or below the conus medullaris will eliminate all ri...

Intravascular lymphomatosis presenting as an ascending cauda equina: conus medullaris syndrome: remission after biweekly CHOP therapy.

A 63 year old man developed dysaesthesia in the legs followed by a subacute ascending flaccid paraparesis with sacral sensory and autonomic involvement. Intravascular lymphomatosis (IVL) was favoured by the presence of low grade fever and raised serum C reactive protein, CSF pleocytosis, raised lymphoma markers (serum LDH, soluble IL-2 receptor), and steroid responsiveness. Only muscle, among s...

Conus medullaris and Cauda Equina Syndromes