Acute Bilateral Foot Drop as Presenting Symptom of Hemorrhagic Synovial Cyst of Lumbar Spine.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Acute bilateral foot drop is a rare clinical presentation. A 77-year-old male presented with acute bilateral weakness of the foot and ankle dorsiflexion. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine revealed ligamentum flavum hypertrophy, as well as a mass lesion that appeared hyperintense on T1-weighted images and hypointense on T2-weighted images. Emergent decompressive laminectomy and hemorrhagic synovial cyst excision were performed. Histopathologic examination of the tissue revealed a synovial cyst with hemorrhage. Here, we describe a unique case of a hemorrhagic synovial cyst with a presenting symptom of acute bilateral foot drop.
Medical subject headings
- Hemorrhage
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Synovial Cyst