title: A case of the cauda equina syndrome associated with the intrathecal chemotherapy in a patient with primary central nervous system lymphoma.
abstract: The intrathecal chemotherapy with methotrexate and cytarabine arabinoside is used for the treatment and prophylaxis of the primary central nervous system lymphoma. The therapy may induce neurotoxicity including the cauda equina syndrome. We report a case of a 58-year-old man with the diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, who developed the cauda equina syndrome after the administration of intrathecal methotrexate and cytarabine arabinoside, as diagnosed by the electrodiagnostic, urodynamic, and radiologic approaches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seunglee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jung-Il
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Hyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bang
authors.forename: Bo-Ram
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jongmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Cauda equina syndrome; Chemotherapy; Intrathecal injections