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Case Reports
. 2002 Dec;32(12):865-8.
doi: 10.1007/s00247-002-0811-7. Epub 2002 Oct 3.

Symptomatic epidural lipomatosis of the spinal cord in a child: MR demonstration of spinal cord injury

Alberto Muñoz  1 , James A Barkovich, Fernando Mateos, Rogelio Simón
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Symptomatic epidural lipomatosis of the spinal cord in a child: MR demonstration of spinal cord injury

Alberto Muñoz et al. Pediatr Radiol. 2002 Dec.

Abstract

We report a case of symptomatic epidural lipomatosis in an 8-year-old girl with Cushing's syndrome secondary to longstanding high-dose steroid therapy for Crohn's disease. MR imaging of the spine revealed massive diffuse epidural fat compressing the entire spinal cord with T2 prolongation in the central gray matter of the cord suggesting ischemic myelopathy. This finding has not been previously demonstrated on imaging. A proposed mechanism underlying these findings is discussed.

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