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BackgroundGaucher disease is a rare hereditary glycolipid storage disease. One of the rare complications is neurodeficits due to vertebral involvement.Case presentationAn 18-year-old female patient presented to the outpatient clinic with… Click to show full abstract
BackgroundGaucher disease is a rare hereditary glycolipid storage disease. One of the rare complications is neurodeficits due to vertebral involvement.Case presentationAn 18-year-old female patient presented to the outpatient clinic with cauda equina syndrome due to sacral involvement of type 1 GD. Bilateral laminectomy via posterior approach without posterior stabilization was performed.ConclusionMaximum excision of the mass avoiding destabilization of the spinal column can provide long-term vertebral stability and improvement in neurodeficits.
Journal Title: Child's Nervous System
Year Published: 2018
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