• Childs Nerv Syst · Jun 2004

    Case Reports

    Cauda equina compression syndrome in a child due to lumbar disc herniation.

    • Kadir Kotil, Mustafa Akçetin, and Turgay Bilge.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. kadirkotil@ixir.com
    • Childs Nerv Syst. 2004 Jun 1; 20 (6): 443-4.

    IntroductionCauda equina syndrome with sphincter dysfunction is an uncommon and feared complication of lumbar disc herniation.Case ReportLumbar 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.

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