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Ependmoma Of The Cauda Equina, Mei-Yu Wei, Chrong-Sonq Chou, Chinn-Dong Chung, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Low back pain is a frequent complaint in PM&R OPD. Tumors of the cauda equina play an uncommon but nevertheless important role in the ”sciatic syndrome”. Early detection will lower the risk of neurological sequelae. However, on clinical grounds alone, it is sometimes difficult to differentiate between a cauda equina tumor and a prolapsed interver-tebral disc. Recent advances in imaging techniques had increased the diagnostic rates. This study was based on 6 cases of ependymoma of the cauda equina, collected from January 1986 to May 1992 at VGHTC. Three of them were detected at PM&R OPD. The clinical symptoms, physical …