[Compression of the cauda equina by osteoarthritic pseudo-spondylolisthesis, with overlying signs of deficit. The possible role of a venous mechanism].
The authors report the case of a patient suffering from paraparesis where a venous pathology seemed to be responsible, and the literature is reviewed. A cauda-equina compression by L4/L5 arthrosic pseudo-spondylolisthesis caused troubles of the spinal cord venous drainage, seen at the myelography. There was a neurological deficit above the L4/L5 compression with a psoas and quadriceps deficit. After a L4/L5 laminectomy the neurological signs improved rapidly.
Service de Neurochirurgie, C.H.U. de Rouen.
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D002420:Cauda Equina; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D014680:Veins
Compression de la queue de cheval par un pseudo-spondylolisthesis arthrosique, avec signes déficitaires sus-jacents. Rôle possible d'un mécanisme veineux.