Spinal Epidural Venous Plexus Pathology in Hirayama Disease.
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DOI: 10.1097/cnd.0000000000000243
Abstract: Hirayama disease is a rare juvenile amyotrophy that is often misdiagnosed as an unrelated, relentlessly progressive disease. We present the case of an 18-year-old man who presented with weakness and atrophy of the right forearm… read more here.
Keywords: hirayama disease; pathology; venous plexus; disease ... See more keywords
Severe lumbar radiculopathy with epidural venous plexus engorgement in a morbidly obese pediatric patient
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000016842
Abstract: Abstract Introduction: Engorgement of the epidural venous plexus (EVP) is a rare cause of nerve root impingement. Dilated epidural veins cause compression of the thecal sac and spinal nerve roots, leading to lumbar radiculopathy. Patient… read more here.
Keywords: patient; lumbar radiculopathy; venous plexus; morbidly obese ... See more keywords