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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.