title: Idiopathic spinal epidural lipomatosis.
abstract: We report a rare case of paraparesis caused by thoracic spinal epidural lipomatosis in a female patient who did not have any recognized predisposing factor for this condition.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology, Regional Neurosciences Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, BT12 6BA, UK.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Choudhari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004824:Epidural Space; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D016896:Treatment Outcome