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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Herniation of an intervertebral disc with cauda compression syndrome in childhood.

N. KlugM. Samii

subject

musculoskeletal diseasesmedicine.medical_specialtyNeurologyDisc herniationLumbar VertebraeCauda Equinabusiness.industryCauda equinaIntervertebral discCompression (physics)Surgerymedicine.anatomical_structureNeurologymedicineHumansParalysisFemaleNeurology (clinical)businessChildSpinal Cord CompressionLumbosacral jointIntervertebral Disc DisplacementNeuroradiologyNeurological deficit

description

A case of a lumbosacral disc herniation of traumatic origin with compression of the cauda equina in a child is reported. The problems of early diagnosis, timely operative procedure, and prognosis of neurological deficit of operated disc herniation in childhood are discussed.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1979-09-01Journal of neurology
10.1007/bf00313053https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/91675