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Question Title: info on lipomatosis

Forum: Neurology Forum
Topic: Hydrocephalus


need info on cause and treatment on diffuse epidual lipomatosis patient loosing ability to walk has increased spasticity along with weakness and contracture of ankles other history is third ventricular cyst partiallly removed has shunt which appears to be functioning need name of treating physicans and facilities.


Thanks for your question. Spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) is a condition
in which excess adipose tissue is deposited circumferentially about the
spinal cord in the epidural space. It is most frequently seen in patients
on chronic glucocorticosteroid therapy for a variety of medical problems.
I included below a few clinical review papers on the subject:

Spinal epidural lipomatosis. Case report and review of the literature.
Scand J Med Sci Sports 1997 Dec;7(6):354-7 (ISSN: 0905-7188)
Fiirgaard B; Madsen FH
Department of Neuroradiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.

Epidural lipomatosis: case report and literature review.
Neuroradiology 1996 May;38(4):343-8 (ISSN: 0028-3940)
Hierholzer J; Benndorf G; Lehmann T; Schneider GH; Podrabsky P; Sander B; Sorensen R; Siekmann R; Stoltenburg G; Felix R
Department of Radiology, Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Germany.

Epidural lipomatosis as a cause of spinal cord compression in polymyalgia rheumatica.
J Rheumatol 1991 Feb;18(2):286-8 (ISSN: 0315-162X)
Taborn J
Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, MI.


I hope this information is helpful. Best of luck.

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