Cauda Equina Syndrome due to Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report

Authors

  • Md Rashedul Islam Registrar, Department of Neurology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Tanbin Rahman MD (Hematology) Student, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Rumana Habib Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Aminur Rahman Consultant, Department of Neurology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Nirmalendu Bikash Bhowmic Professor, Department of Neurology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Md Amirul Haque Professor, Department of Neurology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Cauda Equina Syndrome

Abstract

Cauda equina compression following vertebral compression fractures or vertebral plasmacytomas is relatively uncommon presentation of multiple myeloma. Here we describe a case of cauda equina syndrome due to multiple myeloma in an elderly Bangladeshi male who presented with difficulty in walking, urinary complaints & unexplained weight loss. CT guided FNAC from lesion of spine, bone marrow study, skeletal survey, MRI of spine & immune electrophoresis confirmed the diagnosis of multiple myeloma. We treated the patient with radiotherapy, dexamethasone, antimyeloma therapy, physiotherapy & bisphosphonates in collaboration with hematologists & neurosurgeons. He showed significant improvement both clinically & biochemically in the follow up.

Bangladesh Journal of Neuroscience 2014; Vol. 30 (1): 57-61

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2014-01-31

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Cauda Equina Syndrome due to Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report. (2014). Bangladesh Journal of Neuroscience, 30(1), 57-61. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjn.v30i1.57367

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Vol. 30 No. 1 (2014)

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Case Reports

How to Cite

Cauda Equina Syndrome due to Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report. (2014). Bangladesh Journal of Neuroscience, 30(1), 57-61. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjn.v30i1.57367

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