Aortoiliac occlusion mimicking cauda equina syndrome, a diagnostic dilemma: A case report and review of the literature.

Background: Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a consequence of a variety of etiologies. CES is most commonly due to compression of the thecal sac and nerve roots by a massive disc herniation. However, it rarely presents secondary to aortic occlusion.

Mixed pyogenic and tuberculous spinal epidural abscesses perforating the dura and extending into the subdural space: A case report and review of the literature.

Background: Spinal infections are associated with a wide variety of clinical conditions, including osteomyelitis, spondylitis, diskitis, septic facet joints, and abscesses. Based on its anatomical relationship with the dura mater, the abscess can be epidural (extradural) or subdural (intrathecal). Subdural intramedullary abscesses of the lumbar spinal canal are more common than subdural extramedullary abscesses.

Atypical Imaging of Hemorrhagic Lumbosacral Myxopapillary Ependymoma with Histopathological Correlation: A Case Report.

BACKGROUND Spinal myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) is a slow-growing tumor arising from ependymal cells of the central nervous system. MPE rarely presents with acute neurological compromise and most commonly occur in the filum terminale or conus medullaris region. To date, only a few cases have been reported of patients presenting acutely because of hemorrhagic MPE.