A Rare Case of Partial Cauda Equina Syndrome Following Decompression for Spinal Stenosis: An Illustrative Case
Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare and critical complication of lumbar disc herniation with a reported incidence between 0.08 and 0.5%. Whether CES occurs because of compression from disc herniation or as a complication of surgery, surgical decompression remains the mainstay of management of CES....
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| author | Mariano Vitelli Giovanni Barbagli Elisabetta Peppucci Alexander I. Evins Nicoletta Gargiuoli Alessandro Di Chirico Giulio Carlo Wembagher Sandro Carletti |
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| description | Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare and critical complication of lumbar disc herniation with a reported incidence between 0.08 and 0.5%. Whether CES occurs because of compression from disc herniation or as a complication of surgery, surgical decompression remains the mainstay of management of CES. In cases of partial CES, without motor symptoms, conservative management may also be considered. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ae047aee045d47da91fdeef8c80e1e9f2025-08-20T01:50:26ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.Brazilian Neurosurgery0103-53552359-59222025-03-014401e47e5010.1055/s-0045-1805014A Rare Case of Partial Cauda Equina Syndrome Following Decompression for Spinal Stenosis: An Illustrative CaseMariano Vitelli0Giovanni Barbagli1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7297-788XElisabetta Peppucci2Alexander I. Evins3Nicoletta Gargiuoli4Alessandro Di Chirico5Giulio Carlo Wembagher6Sandro Carletti7Department of Neurosurgery, Istituto Fiorentino di Cura ed Assistenza, Florence, ItalyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Istituto Fiorentino di Cura ed Assistenza, Florence, ItalyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Istituto Fiorentino di Cura ed Assistenza, Florence, ItalyDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, United StatesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Istituto Fiorentino di Cura ed Assistenza, Florence, ItalyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Istituto Fiorentino di Cura ed Assistenza, Florence, ItalySpine Surgery Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, ItalyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Istituto Fiorentino di Cura ed Assistenza, Florence, ItalyCauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare and critical complication of lumbar disc herniation with a reported incidence between 0.08 and 0.5%. Whether CES occurs because of compression from disc herniation or as a complication of surgery, surgical decompression remains the mainstay of management of CES. In cases of partial CES, without motor symptoms, conservative management may also be considered.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0045-1805014cauda equina syndromeadjacent segment diseasespinal stenosisdecompressivespine surgerysíndrome da cauda equinadoença do segmento adjacenteestenose espinhaldescompressivacirurgia da coluna |
| spellingShingle | Mariano Vitelli Giovanni Barbagli Elisabetta Peppucci Alexander I. Evins Nicoletta Gargiuoli Alessandro Di Chirico Giulio Carlo Wembagher Sandro Carletti A Rare Case of Partial Cauda Equina Syndrome Following Decompression for Spinal Stenosis: An Illustrative Case Brazilian Neurosurgery cauda equina syndrome adjacent segment disease spinal stenosis decompressive spine surgery síndrome da cauda equina doença do segmento adjacente estenose espinhal descompressiva cirurgia da coluna |
| title | A Rare Case of Partial Cauda Equina Syndrome Following Decompression for Spinal Stenosis: An Illustrative Case |
| title_full | A Rare Case of Partial Cauda Equina Syndrome Following Decompression for Spinal Stenosis: An Illustrative Case |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Case of Partial Cauda Equina Syndrome Following Decompression for Spinal Stenosis: An Illustrative Case |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Case of Partial Cauda Equina Syndrome Following Decompression for Spinal Stenosis: An Illustrative Case |
| title_short | A Rare Case of Partial Cauda Equina Syndrome Following Decompression for Spinal Stenosis: An Illustrative Case |
| title_sort | rare case of partial cauda equina syndrome following decompression for spinal stenosis an illustrative case |
| topic | cauda equina syndrome adjacent segment disease spinal stenosis decompressive spine surgery síndrome da cauda equina doença do segmento adjacente estenose espinhal descompressiva cirurgia da coluna |
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