An unusual case of intradural paragangliomas in the cauda equina region in a 29-year-old male is presented. The patient presented with signs and symptoms of raised intracranial pressure. The symptoms resolved after tumor resection.

A case of tabetic neuroarthropathy of the lumbar spine causing cauda equina compression with paraplegia and retention of urine is described. The literature is reviewed and the role of surgery in such cases is discussed.

Introdução: A Síndrome da Cauda Equina (SCE) é uma condição neurológica relativamente rara, tendo por etiologia mais comum a hérnia discal lombar. Pode manifestar-se clinicamente anestesia “em sela”, dor lombar, ciatalgia, incontinência urinária e/ou intestinal, e disfunção sexual. Metodologia: Revisão integrativa de literatura que incluiu 14 artigos levantados nas bases dados MEDLINE, integrad...

Intrathecal paragangliomas are an unusual cause of the cauda equina syndrome. Although well documented in the neuropathology and neurosurgery literature, only one case report has appeared in the radiology literature to date [1]. Recognition of the tumor is important because of its biologic characteristics ; which differ significantly from ependymoma, the tumor with which it is most commonly con...

● Received: January 25, 2015 ● Revised: February 10, 2015 ● Accepted: February 11, 2015 Corresponding Author: Miguel Gelabert-González, MD University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), San Francisco 1, Santiago de Compostela, Spain Tel: +34981950331, Fax: +34981950404 E-mail: [email protected] ◯∝This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution ...

A 48-year-old female presented with symptoms of low back pain and radiation down the posterior aspect of both the legs of six months duration. She was not a known case of diabetes and hypertension. On admission, physical examination was unremarkable. The neurological examination revealed sensory deficits in the distribution of L4 and L5 dermatomes on both the legs. The muscle power was normal a...

Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is a serious complication found in approximately 1% to 8% of patients with solid cancer and carries substantial rates of morbidity and mortality. Up to 48% of patients may present with LC before the presence of systemic cancer is known. We present the case of a patient who presented with symptoms of cauda equina syndrome and for whom subsequent investigations ...

The findings in 10 children with neuropathic vesicourethral dysfunction after the onset of a central nervous system tumour are presented. Eight had a spinal tumour and two a brainstem tumour. Bladder dysfunction occurred late in most children except in those with neoplastic infiltration of the conus and cauda equina. Moreover, tumour recurrence was often heralded by loss of bladder control befo...

AIM To examine whether adrenal phaeochromocytomas and extra-adrenal paragangliomas are immunoreactive for commercially available and routinely used cytokeratin antibodies. METHODS 18 extra-adrenal paragangliomas and seven adrenal phaeochromocytomas were stained with CAM 5.2, AE1/3, and 34 beta E12 following microwave antigen retrieval of formalin fixed tissue. RESULTS A single case from the...

1. E. M., a girl of 5 years, was admitted to the hospital in November, 1938, because of double incontinence since birth. Examination revealed atrophy of the buttocks, a peculiar waddling gait, rectal sphincter not demonstrable, almost continuous urinary dribbling, absence of the lower sacrum and coccyx. Spinal lipiodol was unsuccessful because of subdural injection. Operation: Lumbo-sacral lami...