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. 1979 Feb;42(2):187–189. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.42.2.187

Pseudoclaudication syndrome caused by a tumour of the cauda equina

J Fagius 1, C-E Westerberg 1
PMCID: PMC490187  PMID: 422968

Abstract

A typical case of pseudoclaudication syndrome (neurogenic intermittent claudication), where the cause of the lumbar spinal canal narrowing was an intraspinal neoplasm, is reported. A neoplasm as the cause of this syndrome seems to be very rare, possibly because of the progressive nature of the space-occupying lesion and hence the rapid development of other predominant symptoms.

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