Table 1 Summary of patient characteristics in published reports of infarct of the conus medullaris
Study | Patient Age (yrs/sex) | Cause of Infarct | Diseases, habits, medical history | Prognosis | NCV and EMG findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Konno et al. [6] | 77/F | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Combarroso et al. [7] | 69/F | NA | Hypertension | Walk with walker and normal in sphincter after 2 months | Absence of peroneal F waves from day 5 to month 9, spontaneous activity at anterior tibialis muscle from week 4 to month 12 |
Alanazy et al. [8] | 48/M | Possible hyperextension posture | NA | Walk on walker on day 105 | Absence of F waves on lower limbs on day 4 and slightly prolonged on day 56 |
Lamin et al. [10] | 9/F | NA | NA | Ambulation independently | NA |
Herrick et al. [11] | NA | Atheromatous emboli from aortic dissecting aneurysm | NA | NA | NA |
Anderson et al. [12] | 54/M | Aortic manipulation following MI post CABG | Heart failure, MI | Partial recovery and die of MI 7 weeks later | NA |
75/M | Aortic aneurysm operation | Smoking | Partial recovery after 16 months | NA | |
66/M | Abdominal aorta calcification | Smoking | Partial recovery after 2 months | NA | |
51/M |  | Smoking | Partial recovery after 28 months | NA | |
47/F | NA | No | Stationary in 2 years | NA | |
Wildgruber et al. [13] | 44/F | Prothrombin mutation | OCP use | Partial recovery in sphincter and ambulation after 2 weeks | NA |
Mhiri et al. [14] | 28/M | Dural arteriovenous fistula | NA | Stationary | NA |
Diehn et al. [15] | 24/M | Possible fibrocartilaginous emboli | NA | Stationary | NA |
Wong et al. [16] | 79/F | Diffuse aortic atheroma, microvascular injury following CABG | Post CABG history, renal insufficiency | Partially recovery at discharge | NA |
Andrews et al. [17] | 71/F | NA | No | Walk without assistance and neurogenic bladder after 2 months | Decreased recruitment in gluteus maximus, biceps femoris, gastrocnemius, anterior tibialis and anal sphincter |
Herkes et al. [18] | 53/F | NA | NA | Walk with assistance after 6 months | NA |
Our study | 55/M | Prolonged lateral lying | Dyslipidemia | Normal in ADL and asymmetric calf atrophy and neurogenic bladder in 39 months | Persistent active denervation in both S1 innervating muscles |
|  | 34/F | Prolonged sitting on a toilet | No | Normal in ADL, asymmetric calf atrophy and neurogenic bladder in 51 months | Persistent active denervation in both S1 innervating muscles |