Redundant Nerve Roots (RNRs) is an uncommon clinical condition characterized by a tortuous, serpentine, large and elongated nerve root of the cauda equina. To our knowledge, most cases of RNRs are associated with lumbar stenosis, and RNRs associated with lumbar disc herniation has not been reported until now. Here we present a rare case of unusual RNRs associated with lumbar disc herniation mim...

Neurinomas are common space-occupying lesions located in the spinal canal. Many reports concerning their clinical characteristics, diagnoses, treatments, and operative results have been published. Some case reports have discussed spinal neurinomas located at the cauda equina level. However, there is little information on their natural history. Here, we report a case of spinal neurinoma located ...

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.

Fungal infections of the spine are very rare and usually seen in immunocompromised patients. Acute cauda equina syndrome presenting in an immunocompetent patient is usually due to a prolapse of the intervertebral disc. Infective pathology caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis with epidural collection can also have a similar presentation. We present a case of spinal epidural abscess caused by Asp...

Background: The timing of surgical intervention for cauda equina syndrome with retention remains debated. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the relationship between the timing of surgical intervention and the prognosis of micturition function in cauda equina syndrome with retention.Material and methods: Literatures in PubMed and ELSEVIER between Jan 1, 1990 and Dec 3...

While primary central nervous system (CNS) lympho­ mas are rare, aggressive B­cell lymphomas may second­ arily involve the CNS in up to 25% of patients with risk factors, particularly multiple extranodal sites of dis ease.1,2 B­cell lymphomas very rarely present solely with lumbosacral neurologic signs consistent with cauda equina syndrome. Detection of lymphoma with CNS involvement can be diff...

The authors report the case of an 82 year-old woman with a primary malignant melanoma of the cauda equina resembling lumbar schwannoma in the MRI study. Melanocytic neoplasms are very rare but they should be included in the differential diagnosis of lesions involving the spinal nerves. The treatment of choice for these lesions is complete resection followed by radiotherapy. The outcomes reporte...

Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF) is a rare and enigmatic disease entity. The clinical features and structural changes have been recognized since 1926, and the pathophysiology and the essentials of treatment since 1974, but up to the present day it is unknown why these fistulas develop. The fistula between a radicular artery and the corresponding radicular vein within the dural root sl...

We report a patient with Burkitt’s lymphoma involving the liver and retroperitoneal lymph nodes who developed acute, progressive, quadriplegia associated with sphincter dysfunctions and an ascending sensory level after the 2 dose of intrathecal methotrexate. The motor deficits and the spinal dysfunction persisted in spite of discontinuation of the methotrexate, as well as treatments with intrat...