Idiopathic spinal epidural lipomatosis.
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.
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Departments of Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology, Regional Neurosciences Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, BT12 6BA, UK.
Flynn
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Choudhari
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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