Conus Medullaris Syndrome Without Lower-Extremity Involvement in L-1 Burst Fractures: Report of Four Cases

Department

neurosurgery

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Conus medullaris injury from burst fractures is known to occur in conjunction with other neurological deficits, including lower-extremity motor weakness or sensory changes. Rarely does an isolated conus medullaris injury occur from an extradural cause without other neurological deficits. The authors report four cases of L-1 burst fractures in which conus medullaris dysfunction was the sole neurological injury in the absence of lower-extremity involvement.

Publication Date

2006

Publication Title

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

ISSN

1547-5654

Volume

4

Issue

3

First Page

265

Last Page

269

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.3171/spi.2006.4.3.265

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