Foraminal L5–S1 disc herniation and conus medullaris syndrome: a vascular etiology?
- Resource Type
- Authors
- J.M. Fonseca; Carina Reis; Paulo Pereira; C. Chamadoira; J. A. Rocha
- Source
- Acta Neurochirurgica. 149:533-535
- Subject
- Male
Sacrum
medicine.medical_specialty
Neurology
Lumbar vertebrae
Lumbar
medicine
Humans
Neuroradiology
Lumbar Vertebrae
medicine.diagnostic_test
Spinal Cord Ischemia
business.industry
Interventional radiology
Magnetic resonance imaging
Anatomy
Middle Aged
medicine.anatomical_structure
Surgery
Neurology (clinical)
Neurosurgery
Radiology
business
Spinal Cord Compression
Intervertebral Disc Displacement
- Language
- ISSN
- 0942-0940
0001-6268
A 56-year-old man presented with a conus medullaris syndrome lumbar magnetic resonance imaging showed only a right foraminal disc herniation at the L5-S1 level. Operative removal of the protrusion was followed by prompt neurological improvement. We postulate that the discrepancy between extent of compression shown by imaging and the neurological findings may reflect vascular compression of the artery of Desproges-Gotteron, an anatomical variant.