Spinal epidural lipomatosis
Authors:
- E. BaraschEBE. Barasch
- A. HirschfeldAHA. Hirschfeld
- L. RossLRL. Ross
- K. EinbergKEK. Einberg
- M. GordonMGM. Gordon
- 1 August 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 39 (8) , 1031
Abstract
Our experience and review of the literature demonstrate that spinal epidural lipomatosis is a rare but serious neurologic complication of iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome. Most patients develop slowly progressive paraparesis over months, but a subgroup exists which presents with acute, irreversible paraplegia. We consider therapeutic options.Keywords
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