BILATERAL CALF HYPERTROPHY FOLLOWING POSTTRAUMATIC CAUDA-EQUINA LESION

Authors
ALBUNYAN M HUDGSON P
Citation
M. Albunyan et P. Hudgson, BILATERAL CALF HYPERTROPHY FOLLOWING POSTTRAUMATIC CAUDA-EQUINA LESION, Saudi medical journal, 15(4), 1994, pp. 318-321
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Saudi medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
03795284
Volume
15
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
318 - 321
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-5284(1994)15:4<318:BCHFPC>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We report a 45-year-old male, epileptic, who sustained trauma to his b ack following a seizure episode. This was complicated by cauda equina lesion with partially recovering paraparesis. Progressive asymmetrical gross enlargement of the patient's legs, particularly calf muscles, w as observed at subsequent follow-up. The differential diagnosis and pa thogenesis of muscle hypertrophy in such a case is discussed.