{"pk":431,"title":"Idiopathic Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis Causing Cauda Equina Syndrome","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) is a rare condition defined by the hypertrophy of adipose tissue in the spinal epidural space, often resulting in compression of nerves in the region affected.1 This case describes a 64-year-old man who presented with cauda equina syndrome. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed extensive SEL of the lumbar spine. He underwent decompression and fusion with subsequent improvement of symptoms. This is one of the few cases reported of lumbar SEL in a non-obese patient in absence of long-term corticosteroid usage. We review possible etiologies.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/71f5n7gj","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"John","middle_name":"B.","last_name":"Bushkar","name_suffix":"","institution":"Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Lacey","middle_name":"P.","last_name":"MenkinSmith","name_suffix":"","institution":"Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Emergency Medicine,\nCharleston, South Carolina","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Diann","middle_name":"M.","last_name":"Krywko","name_suffix":"","institution":"Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Emergency Medicine, Charleston, South Carolina","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2017-09-29T14:23:59-04:00","date_accepted":"2017-09-29T14:23:59-04:00","date_published":"2017-10-03T12:24:02-04:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/431/galley/195/download/"}]}