Redundant Nerve Root Syndrome of the Cauda Equina.
- Author:
Dong Kuck LEE
1
;
Jin Kuk DO
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Taegu Hyosung Catholic University School of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- MeSH:
Atrophy;
Cauda Equina*;
Humans;
Leg;
Low Back Pain;
Myelography
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1995;13(4):1050-1055
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Redundant nerve root syndrome(RNRS) is a rare case. It was first reported by Verbiest in 1951. Thereafter a few cases were reported in neurosurgical field, but they were not reported in neurological field. We report a case of RNRS of the cauda equina. The clinical featuresl of the patient were chronic lumbago, radicular pain, leg weakness & atrophy, and intermittent neurogenic claudication. Myelography revealed characteristic serpentine filling defects in the cauda equina.