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Backache, Unsteady Gait, Incontinence, and Large Thoracic Epidural Mass

Author(s) -

Maertens Paul,

Snow Ruth,

Boudreaux Carole,

Bastian Frank,

Weber Eric

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

journal of neuroimaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1552-6569

pISSN - 1051-2284

DOI - 10.1111/jon199333184

Subject(s) - medicine , urinary incontinence , spinal cord compression , gait , spinal canal , spinal cord , physical examination , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry

Unsteady gait with frequent falls and urinary incontinence appeared over a period of a few days in a 6‐year‐old girl with a long history of backache. A large posterior epidural mass involved the lower thoracic vertebral canal and extended over several vertebral levels, suggesting a diagnosis of epidural hemorrhage with spinal cord compression. Examination of a surgical specimen led to a different diagnosis.

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