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Netsanet R, Look N, Koshak C, Patel V. Decompression without Fusion for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis at a Single Mobile Segment in Adults with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Report of 2 Cases. JBJS Case Connect 2022; 12:01709767-202209000-00016. [PMID: 35962733 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.21.00800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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CASE This report details the cases of 2 older male patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who presented with lumbar spinal stenosis at a single residual mobile segment and were treated with decompression without fusion. Both patients presented with severe symptoms in their lower limbs and opted to proceed with surgery. CONCLUSION With autofusion above and below their single, stable mobile segment, decompression without fusion was a safe and effective procedure. A Coflex device was implanted in 1 patient. After successful surgery, both patients experienced significantly decreased symptoms.
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- Rahwa Netsanet
- Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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Tang C, Moser FG, Reveille J, Bruckel J, Weisman MH. Cauda Equina Syndrome in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Challenges in Diagnosis, Management, and Pathogenesis. J Rheumatol 2019; 46:1582-1588. [PMID: 30936280 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.181259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare neurologic complication of longstanding ankylosing spondylitis (AS). It is unclear what causes CES, and no proven or effective therapy has been reported to date. We have encountered 6 patients with longstanding AS diagnosed with CES. We set about to study their features, review the literature, and generate hypotheses regarding pathophysiology, as well as to speculate on the possibilities of early recognition and prevention. METHODS We obtained permission from 6 patients with longstanding AS and CES to access their medical records and imaging studies for research purposes related to this paper. We collected and reviewed each patient's medical history, imaging studies, disease duration, past therapies especially those that relate to AS, laboratory data, as well as any treatment they received for CES and followup results of each case to the present time. RESULTS The 6 cases of CES with AS have remarkable similarity to each other in that several decades of the disease had passed before neurologic symptoms and later signs appeared. All cases have fused spines and facet joints without spinal fractures, spinal stenosis, or disc herniation. CONCLUSION CES is a rare yet debilitating neurologic complication of longstanding AS. The pathophysiology and treatments are far from clear. We postulate that chronic enthesitis of the vertebral column initiates the process that results in dural stiffening and formation of ectasias, causing downstream nerve root damage.
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- Chen Tang
- From the Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas; Spondylitis Association of America, Sherman Oaks, California, USA. .,C. Tang, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; F.G. Moser, MBA, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; J. Reveille, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; J. Bruckel, BSN, RN, Spondylitis Association of America; M.H. Weisman, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
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- From the Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas; Spondylitis Association of America, Sherman Oaks, California, USA.,C. Tang, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; F.G. Moser, MBA, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; J. Reveille, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; J. Bruckel, BSN, RN, Spondylitis Association of America; M.H. Weisman, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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- From the Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas; Spondylitis Association of America, Sherman Oaks, California, USA.,C. Tang, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; F.G. Moser, MBA, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; J. Reveille, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; J. Bruckel, BSN, RN, Spondylitis Association of America; M.H. Weisman, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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- From the Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas; Spondylitis Association of America, Sherman Oaks, California, USA.,C. Tang, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; F.G. Moser, MBA, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; J. Reveille, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; J. Bruckel, BSN, RN, Spondylitis Association of America; M.H. Weisman, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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- From the Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California; University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas; Spondylitis Association of America, Sherman Oaks, California, USA.,C. Tang, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; F.G. Moser, MBA, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; J. Reveille, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; J. Bruckel, BSN, RN, Spondylitis Association of America; M.H. Weisman, MD, Departments of Rheumatology and Neuroradiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Sakellariou VI, Papadopoulos EC, Babis GC. Uncommon complication after revision hip surgery. Orthopedics 2014; 37:e608-12. [PMID: 24972447 DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20140528-66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 12/26/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cauda equina syndrome is an uncommon complication of ankylosing spondylitis characterized by the slow and insidious development of severe neurologic impairment related to dural ectasia. This report describes a unique case of cauda equina syndrome in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis after hip revision surgery. A 70-year-old man with long-standing ankylosing spondylitis underwent standard hip revision surgery; combined spinal and general anesthesia was administered. Pain was controlled with intravenous opioids postoperatively (patient-controlled analgesia). As per routine protocol, on the first postoperative day, the patient remained supine on a hip abduction pillow; mobilization was initiated on the second postoperative day. On postoperative day 1, the patient had severe low back pain that was controlled with patient-controlled analgesia. On postoperative day 2, the Foley catheter was removed and the patient sat and dangled. Back pain persisted while supine; in addition, the patient noticed involuntary loss of urine. On postoperative day 3, the patient had below-the-knee numbness that progressed to saddle anesthesia and foot flexor and extensor weakness. An epidural hematoma was suspected and urgent magnetic resonance imaging was performed, which showed severe degenerative stenosis at the L4-L5 level (mainly by dense ligamentum flavum). An L4-L5 decompression and instrumented fusion was performed; intraoperatively, L4-L5 was found to be the sole mobile segment. The extension of the spine in the supine position that completely obliterated the spinal canal was considered the mechanism of cauda equina syndrome. The intensity of back pain is a good indicator of a severe spinal lesion; however, pain can be dampened by intravenous opioids. High suspicion is required in patients with preexisting spinal pathology, such as ankylosing spondylitis.
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Bele K, Pendharkar HS, Venkat E, Gupta AK. Anterior dural ectasia mimicking a lytic lesion in the posterior vertebral body in ankylosing spondylitis. J Neurosurg Spine 2011; 15:636-40. [PMID: 21923238 DOI: 10.3171/2011.8.spine1142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Anterior dural ectasia is an extremely rare finding in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The authors describe a unique case of AS in which the patient presented with cauda equina syndrome as well as an unusual imaging finding of erosion of the posterior aspect of the L-1 (predominantly) and L-2 vertebral bodies due to anterior dural ectasia. Symptomatic patients with long-standing AS should be monitored for the presence of dural ectasia, which can be anterior in location, as is demonstrated in the present case.
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- Keerthiraj Bele
- 1Departments of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology and
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- 1Departments of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology and
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Cauda equina syndrome in ankylosing spondylitis: successful treatment with lumboperitoneal shunting. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2010; 35:E1423-9. [PMID: 21030893 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181e8fdd6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. OBJECTIVE To assess outcomes after lumboperitoneal shunting for CES with dural sac dilation and multiple arachnoid diverticula in patients with long-standing AS. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare complication of long-standing ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Neurologic symptoms occur insidiously and have a poor prognosis without effective treatment. METHODS We retrospectively studied cases seen between 1997 and 2009 at our university-hospital rheumatology department. RESULTS We identified 9 patients with AS and dural sac dilation (mean age: 64, range: 38-75), of whom 8 experienced CES 29.1 years on average (range: 10-51) after AS onset. Presenting symptoms were urinary abnormalities (n = 4), sensory abnormalities (n = 6), or radicular or low back pain (n = 4). The symptoms worsened progressively, with mild (n = 3) to severe (n = 1) motor deficiency, sphincter dysfunction (urinary [n = 6] and/or anal [n = 4] sphincter), and impotence (n = 3). Magnetic resonance imaging showed dural sac dilation (n = 9), multiple lumbar arachnoid diverticula (n = 6), erosions of the laminae and spinous processes (n = 6), and nerve-root tethering (n = 6) with adhesion to the dura mater and vertebrae (n = 7). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow study by magnetic resonance imaging was performed in 2 patients and showed communication of the diverticula with the CSF. Lumboperitoneal shunting, performed in 5 patients, was followed by improvements in sensation (n = 4), urinary symptoms (n = 2), anal continence (n = 3), and pain. Full recovery of muscle strength was noted in 3 patients. Improvements persisted after a mean of 49 months (range: 18-96). CONCLUSION Lumboperitoneal shunting induced substantial improvements in all 5 patients treated with this procedure. This result suggests that AS-related CES may be due to chronic arachnoiditis and dural fibrosis leading to diminished CSF resorption with dural sac dilation and diverticula formation.
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Liu Z, Wang WJ, Sun C, Zhu ZZ, Qiu Y. Thoracic spinal cord herniation in a patient with long-standing ankylosing spondylitis. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2010; 20 Suppl 2:S222-6. [PMID: 20936535 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1592-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Revised: 07/06/2010] [Accepted: 09/25/2010] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The objective of this study was to describe an adult male patient with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) associated with thoracic spinal cord herniation (TSCH). TSCH is a scarce entity presented as a displacement of thoracic cord through an anterior or anterolateral dural defect. More importantly, the co-occurrence of AS and thoracic spinal cord herniation is exceptional. To date, only one case of SCH in association with AS has been reported in the literature. A 56-year-old male patient presented with the progressive difficulty in walking and numbness of both lower limbs for the past 18 months. The patient was diagnosed as AS when he was 30 years old. Sagittal MRI of thoracic spine showed dural defect of the posterior aspect of T11 and 12 vertebral bodies. Axial T2-weighted MRI demonstrated that spinal cord was displaced ventrally and to the right. The diagnosis of TSCH with AS was established. The prognosis was explained to the patient. We recommended duraplasty for dural repair to the patient, but he refused surgery. The results demonstrated that TSCH associated with long-standing AS was very uncommon, and MRI is recommended to rule out SCH in the long-standing AS patients with neurologic symptoms. The SCH in AS might be caused by inflammation, and thoracolumbar hyperkyphosis results from AS might be associated with the development of SCH.
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- Zhen Liu
- Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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Neurological complications of ankylosing spondylitis: neurophysiological assessment. Rheumatol Int 2009; 29:1031-40. [PMID: 19153738 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-009-0841-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2008] [Accepted: 01/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Studies examined the neurological involvement of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are limited. This study aimed to assess the frequency of myelopathy, radiculopathy and myopathy in AS correlating them to the clinical, radiological and laboratory parameters. Included were 24 patients with AS. Axial status was assessed using bath ankylosing spondylitis metrology index (BASMI). Patients underwent (a) standard cervical and lumbar spine and sacroiliac joint radiography, (b) somatosensory (SSEP) and magnetic motor (MEP) evoked potentials of upper and lower limbs, (c) electromyography (EMG) of trapezius and supraspinatus muscles. Patients' mean age and duration of illness were 36 and 5.99 years. Bath ankylosing spondylitis metrology index mean score was 4.6. Twenty-five percent (n = 6) of patients had neurological manifestations, 8.3% of them had myelopathy and 16.7% had radiculopathy. Ossification of the posterior (OPLL) and anterior (OALL) longitudinal ligaments were found in 8.3% (n = 2) and 4.2% (n = 1). About 70.8% (n = 17) had >or=1 neurophysiological test abnormalities. Twelve patients (50%) had SSEP abnormalities, seven had prolonged central conduction time (CCT) of median and/or ulnar nerves suggesting cervical myelopathy. Six had delayed peripheral or root latencies at Erb's or interpeak latency (Erb's-C5) suggesting radiculopathy. Motor evoked potentials was abnormal in 54% (n = 13). Twelve (50%) and five (20.8%) patients had abnormal MEP of upper limbs and lower limbs, respectively. About 50% (n = 12) had myopathic features of trapezius and supraspinatus muscles. Only 8.3% (n = 2) had neuropathic features. We concluded that subclinical neurological complications are frequent in AS compared to clinically manifest complications. Somatosensory evoked potential and MEP are useful to identify AS patients prone to develop neurological complications.
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Arslanoglu A, Aygun N. Magnetic resonance imaging of cauda equina syndrome in long-standing ankylosing spondylitis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 51:375-7. [PMID: 17635477 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01727.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The cauda equina syndrome is an uncommon complication of long-standing ankylosing spondylitis and its aetiology is controversial. We report a case of the cauda equina syndrome, erosion of the posterior elements of the lumbar spine and traction of the lumbar nerve roots because of multiple dural diverticula in a patient with long-standing ankylosing spondylitis. Magnetic resonance imaging is valuable in excluding other spinal lesions. Extensive dural diverticula formation is characteristic of ankylosing spondylitis and has the potential to provide an early diagnosis.
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- A Arslanoglu
- Department of Radiology, Van Military Hospital, Van, Turkey.
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Szpalski M, Gunzburg R. What are the advances for surgical therapy of inflammatory diseases of the spine? Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2002; 16:141-54. [PMID: 11987936 DOI: 10.1053/berh.2001.0211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Surgery for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthropathies is a palliative surgery, and testifies to the failure of conservative treatment. In RA, surgery is generally used to deal with upper cervical instability and peridens pannus compression. These complications can have dramatic neurological consequences and can even be life threatening. Every effort must be made to avoid unnecessary surgery but, if needed, the indication must be precise and timely to be efficient. Instrumented fusion is indicated but the need for pannus excision is discussed. In ankylosing spondylitis (AS), major deformity will be the indication for corrective surgery if this deformity induces a marked decrease in the field of vision, thoracicy or abdominal problems or respiratory and mandibular troubles in the cervical spine. Different types of osteotomies with instrumented fixation are described. In AS. surgery is also indicated in fractures that are potentially unstable. At the cervical level these fractures are a surgical emergency. Neurological compressions and spondylodiscitis are other reasons for surgery in AS. Complications of other spondyloarthropathies, which include accompanying psoriasis, reactive arthritis, enteropathic arthritis or Behcet's syndrome are occasionally treated surgically along the same lines as RA or AS. Surgery for spinal inflammatory disorders involves major procedures with a high rate of severe complications. The indications for this type of surgery must be extremely precise and both the surgeon's and the patient's expectations must be clear and realistic. The surgery should only be performed by a surgeon who is experienced with this type of patient and procedure but, furthermore, it should also only be camed out in a centre with a team of neurologists, anaesthetists, nurses and physical therapists who have the expertise to work with these pathologies and these often severely debilitated patients. Only under these conditions will the outcome justify the burden and the risks.
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- Marek Szpalski
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Molière Longchamp, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
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Al-Shahi R, Warlow CP, Jansen GH, Frijns CJ, van Gijn J. A 59 year old man with progressive spinal cord and peripheral nerve dysfunction culminating in encephalopathy: Edinburgh advanced clinical neurology course, 1999. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2001; 71:696-703. [PMID: 11606689 PMCID: PMC1737602 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.71.5.696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- R Al-Shahi
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK
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Ahn NU, Ahn UM, Nallamshetty L, Springer BD, Buchowski JM, Funches L, Garrett ES, Kostuik JP, Kebaish KM, Sponseller PD. Cauda equina syndrome in ankylosing spondylitis (the CES-AS syndrome): meta-analysis of outcomes after medical and surgical treatments. JOURNAL OF SPINAL DISORDERS 2001; 14:427-33. [PMID: 11586143 DOI: 10.1097/00002517-200110000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The cauda equina syndrome in ankylosing spondylitis (the CES-AS syndrome) is marked by slow, insidious progression and a high incidence of dural ectasia in the lumbosacral spine. A high index of suspicion for this problem must be maintained when evaluating the patient with ankylosing spondylitis with a history of incontinence and neurologic deficit on examination. There has been disagreement in the literature as to whether surgical treatment is warranted for this condition. A meta-analysis was thus performed comparing outcomes with treatment regimens. Our results suggest that leaving these patients untreated or treating with steroids alone is inappropriate. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs may improve back pain but do not improve neurologic deficit. Surgical treatment of the dural ectasia, either by lumboperitoneal shunting or laminectomy, may improve neurologic dysfunction or halt the progression of neurologic deficit.
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- N U Ahn
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Orendácová J, Cízková D, Kafka J, Lukácová N, Marsala M, Sulla I, Marsala J, Katsube N. Cauda equina syndrome. Prog Neurobiol 2001; 64:613-37. [PMID: 11311464 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-0082(00)00065-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Single or double-level compression of the lumbosacral nerve roots located in the dural sac results in a polyradicular symptomatology clinically diagnosed as cauda equina syndrome. The cauda equina nerve roots provide the sensory and motor innervation of most of the lower extremities, the pelvic floor and the sphincters. Therefore, in a fully developed cauda equina syndrome, multiple signs of sensory disorders may appear. These disorders include low-back pain, saddle anesthesia, bilateral sciatica, then motor weakness of the lower extremities or chronic paraplegia and, bladder dysfunction. Multiple etiologies can cause the cauda equina syndrome. Among them, non-neoplastic compressive etiologies such as herniated lumbosacral discs and spinal stenosis and spinal neoplasms play a significant role in the development of the cauda equina syndrome. Non-compressive etiologies of the cauda equina syndrome include ischemic insults, inflammatory conditions, spinal arachnoiditis and other infectious etiologies. The use of canine, porcine and rat models mimicking the cauda equina syndrome enabled discovery of the effects of the compression on nerve root neural and vascular anatomy, the impairment of impulse propagation and the changes of the neurotransmitters in the spinal cord after compression of cauda equina. The involvement of intrinsic spinal cord neurons in the compression-induced cauda equina syndrome includes anterograde, retrograde and transneuronal degeneration in the lumbosacral segments. Prominent changes of NADPH diaphorase exhibiting, Fos-like immunoreactive and heat shock protein HSP72 were detected in the lumbosacral segments in a short-and long-lasting compression of the cauda equina in the dog. Developments in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with back pain, sciatica and with a herniated lumbar disc are mentioned, including many treatment options available.
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- J Orendácová
- Institute of Neurobiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 040 01 Kosice, Slovak Republic.
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Oostveen JC, van de Laar MA. Magnetic resonance imaging in rheumatic disorders of the spine and sacroiliac joints. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2000; 30:52-69. [PMID: 10966213 DOI: 10.1053/sarh.2000.8368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To review the value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diagnosis and evaluation of rheumatic diseases of the spine and sacroiliac joints. METHODS A review of the literature on MRI of the spine and sacroiliac joints in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), infectious spondylodiscitis, infection of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ), gout, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, nontraumatic vertebral compression fractures, insufficiency fracture of the sacrum, avascular necrosis of the vertebral body, sarcoidosis, and Paget's disease was performed. The reports were obtained from a Medline search. RESULTS In RA, AS, and crystal deposition disease, synovial tissue, atlantoaxial and subaxial subluxations, crystal deposition, and neurologic compromise can be adequately diagnosed with MRI of the cervical spine. Studies on MRI of SIJs in AS indicate that MRI enables early diagnosis of sacroiliitis. In most cases of infectious spondylodiscitis, avascular necrosis of the vertebral body, nontraumatic vertebral compression fractures, and insufficiency fractures of the sacrum characteristic findings on MRI suggest the correct diagnosis. Moreover, soft tissue abnormalities and neurologic compromise can be visualized. In infection of the SIJ, MRI shows findings suggesting an inflammatory process. In Paget's disease, MRI does not provide additional information as compared with plain radiography (PR) or computed tomography (CT). CONCLUSION In evaluation of spinal and SIJ abnormalities in many rheumatic diseases, MRI, in addition to PR, can replace conventional tomography, CT, and myelography. Moreover, MRI can visualize soft tissue abnormalities and neurologic compromise without use of intrathecal contrast.
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- J C Oostveen
- Department of Rheumatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente Enschede, The Netherlands
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Charlesworth CH, Savy LE, Stevens J, Twomey B, Mitchell R. MRI demonstration of arachnoiditis in cauda equina syndrome of ankylosing spondylitis. Neuroradiology 1996; 38:462-5. [PMID: 8837094 DOI: 10.1007/bf00607278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The cauda equina syndrome is a rare but well-recognised complication of longstanding ankylosing spondylitis, usually presenting when the joint disease is quiescent. The clinical and radiological findings in a patient with only a 3-year history, in whom the onset of joint and neurological symptoms was apparently simultaneous, are presented. MRI revealed characteristic expansion of the lumbar spinal canal with scalloping of the pedicles, laminae and spinous processes, related to numerous posterior dural diverticula. The quantity and extent of such diverticula are unusual. We demonstrated adherence of individual nerve roots to the arachnoid surface of these diverticula and to each other. In a second patient, with a much longer history of both ankylosing spondylitis and cauda equina syndrome, MRI again showed florid, multilocular dural ectasia, marked irregularity and thickening of nerves, and adherence to the dural diverticula. These cases provide evidence for the role of arachnoiditis in the pathogenesis of the cauda equina syndrome of ankylosing spondylitis.
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- C H Charlesworth
- Department of Radiology, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK
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Larner AJ, Pall HS, Hockley AD. Arrested progression of the cauda equina syndrome of ankylosing spondylitis after lumboperitoneal shunting. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1996; 61:115-6. [PMID: 8676141 PMCID: PMC486475 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.61.1.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Sant SM, O'Connell D. Cauda equina syndrome in ankylosing spondylitis: a case report and review of the literature. Clin Rheumatol 1995; 14:224-6. [PMID: 7789067 DOI: 10.1007/bf02214950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The cauda equina syndrome (CES) is an infrequently recognised and poorly understood complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). We report a case of CES with enlarged caudal sac and multiple posterior arachnoid diverticula eroding the laminae and spinous processes of the lumbosacral vertebrae in a patient with long-standing AS. The diagnosis was established using computerised tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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- S M Sant
- Department of Rheumatology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Koenigsberg RA, Klahr J, Zito JL, Patel M, Carsons S. Magnetic resonance imaging of cauda equina syndrome in ankylosing spondylitis: a case report. J Neuroimaging 1995; 5:46-8. [PMID: 7849372 DOI: 10.1111/jon19955146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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A case of ankylosing spondylitis associated with massive dural ectasia is presented. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics are shown, and possible causes are discussed.
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- R A Koenigsberg
- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19129
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- P N Tyrrell
- MRI Centre, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham
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Chen JY, Ho HH, Wu YJ, Luo SF. Coexistence of spinal arteriovenous malformation and ankylosing spondylitis--are they related? Clin Rheumatol 1994; 13:533-6. [PMID: 7835025 DOI: 10.1007/bf02242959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A 50-year-old man with long standing ankylosing spondylitis developed cauda equina syndrome, which was found to be coexistent with a spinal arterio-venous malformation. Paraplegia ensured following an acute exacerbation of back pain along with an attack of uveitis. Vasculitis changes were found on resected abnormal vessels.
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- J Y Chen
- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
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Stenback BA, Reigo T. Recurrent disc herniation in a man with ankylosing spondylitis. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 1994; 3:177-8. [PMID: 7866832 DOI: 10.1007/bf02190583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Disc herniation in patients with Bechterew disease is rare; even rarer are recurrent disc herniations, a condition which we have not found described before. The patient was operated on with an excellent result.
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- B A Stenback
- Linköping Spine Center, University Hospital, Sweden
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Willems J, Anné A, Herregods P, Klaes R, Chappel R. A cauda equina syndrome in a patient treated with oral anticoagulants. Case report. PARAPLEGIA 1994; 32:277-80. [PMID: 8022637 DOI: 10.1038/sc.1994.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The authors report a patient who was on oral anticoagulants because of mitral valve disease and who developed paraplegia from subarachnoid bleeding involving the cauda equina. The differential diagnosis, investigations and treatment of the cauda equina syndrome are described.
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- J Willems
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, A.Z. Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium
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Bruining K, Weiss K, Zeifer B, Comfort C, Kaplan JG. Reports Arachnoiditis in the Cauda Equina Syndrome of Longstanding Ankylosing Spondylitis. J Neuroimaging 1993. [DOI: 10.1111/jon19933155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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