Cauda equina compression syndrome in a child due to lumbar disc herniation.
BACKGROUND
Cauda equina syndrome with sphincter dysfunction is an uncommon and feared complication of lumbar disc herniation.


METHODS
Lumbar disc disease in the pediatric age has been reported infrequently, but to the best of our knowledge, this is the first pediatric case of acute lumber disc herniation presenting with caudal compression.
Kotil
Kadir
K
Department of Neurosurgery, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. kadirkotil@ixir.com
Akçetin
Mustafa
M
Bilge
Turgay
T
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods