Pt. | Symptoms | Documented neurological findings | Approximate extent of lipomatosis | Imaging modality | Ref. |
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1 | Weakness/numbness of LE | Motor deficit LE > UE, dysesthesia LE & front of trunk | T1-T11 | Myelogram | [1] |
2 | Hip & low back pain, LE weakness | LE motor deficit; ankle clonus, Babinski sign | T1-L5 | Myelogram, CT | [5] |
3 | LE & thorax pain; loss of function of LE, bowel, and bladder | Paraplegia; sensory deficit below T6, poor anal sphincter tone | T2-T6 | Metrimazide CT myelogram | [6] |
4 | LE weakness, paresthesia, bowel/bladder dysfunction | Sensory deficit below T2-T3 | T3-T9 | MRI | [7] |
5 | Back pain, paraplegia | Weak tendon reflexes, sensory deficit to T6 | T6-T7* | CT | [8] |
6 | Upper back and chest pain, paraplegia | Flaccid paresis, Babinski sign, absent abdominal reflexes, decreased LE sense of vibration | T1-T12 | CT | [9] |
7 | Back pain, incontinence to urine, paraplegia | LEs flaccid paresis, Babinski sign | T11-L2/3* | Myelogram, MRI | [10] |
8 | Back pain, leg weakness | Paraplegia | T1-12* | CT myelogram | [15] |
9 | Lumbago | L3-S1* | MRI | [15] | |
10 | Lumbago, mid-thoracic back pain, pain with walking | T4-8*, L4-S1* | MRI | [15] | |
11 | Numbness | Cutaneous sensory deficit | T2-6* | MRI | [15] |
12 | Back pain, gait disturbance | Sensory deficit to T6-T7, UE strength 4/5, LE strength 1/5, absent knee & ankle DTRs, Babinski sign, absent abdominal reflexes | Entire spine | MRI | [11] |
13 | Back pain | Neurological exam normal | T1-L3+** | MRI | [12] |
14 | Back pain | T4-S1 | MRI | ||
15 | Back pain | T7-T9 | MRI | [16] | |
16 | Back pain, incontinence to stool and urine, paresthesias | Increased DTRs LE, loss of anal sphincter tone | T2- L5+** | MRI | [17] |
17 | Back pain, radicular pain | L4-5* | MRI | [17] | |
18 | Low back pain | T2-S4/5 | MRI | [17] | |
19 | Right LE weakness, left LE paresthesia, dysuria | T2-T11 | MRI | [14] | |
20 | Low back pain | Normal neurologic exam | T1-S5 | MRI | This report |