title: Arachnoiditis ossificans of the cauda equina.
abstract: A case of post-traumatic arachnoiditis ossificans of the cauda equina is reported. The lesion is a rare pathological entity usually confined to the thoracic and high lumbar regions that can cause progressive spinal cord and cauda equine compression. The pathophysiology and therapeutic strategy of this rare entity are still controversial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco. abad20031@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Abad Cherif
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: El Asri
authors.forename: Brahim
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: El Mostarchid
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akhaddar
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baallal
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dao
authors.forename: Okacha
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Naama
authors.forename: Miloudi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gazzaz
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boucetta
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed