Progressive myelopathy associated with spinal epidural lipomatosis in three non-obese patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) is a rare condition defined as pathological overgrowth of the normally present epidural fat within spinal canal. SEL is associated with Cushing disease, obesity and chronic corticosteroid therapy. Diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1) has not known to be a risk factor for SEL. The neurological symptoms of SEL are attributed mainly to mechanical compression on the spinal cord and the cauda equina.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - January 15, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Itay Lotan, Robert W. Charlson, Girish M. Fatterpekar, Maksim Shapiro, Michael L. Smith, Christopher William, Ilya Kister Tags: Clinical Short Communication Source Type: research