Spinal epidural lipomatosis due to obesity presenting with back and leg pain and weakness successfully treated with weight loss
Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis (SEL) is an uncommon but previously characterized ailment typified by excessive overgrowth epidural adipose tissue. This overgrowth may lead to compression of local tissue including the underlying thecal space and nervous tissues. Common causes are medication induced (par...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751919300015 |