Acute Bilateral Foot Drop as Presenting Symptom of Hemorrhagic Synovial Cyst of Lumbar Spine
World Neurosurgery, cilt.108, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 108
- Basım Tarihi: 2017
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.098
- Dergi Adı: World Neurosurgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Bilateral foot drop, Hemorrhagic lumbar synovial cyst, Surgery
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background Acute bilateral foot drop is a rare clinical presentation. Case Description A 77-year-old male presented with acute bilateral weakness of the foot and ankle dorsiflexion. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine revealed ligamentum flavum hypertrophy, as well as a mass lesion that appeared hyperintense on T1-weighted images and hypointense on T2-weighted images. Emergent decompressive laminectomy and hemorrhagic synovial cyst excision were performed. Histopathologic examination of the tissue revealed a synovial cyst with hemorrhage. Conclusion Here, we describe a unique case of a hemorrhagic synovial cyst with a presenting symptom of acute bilateral foot drop.