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. 2022 Jul 28;14(7):e27385. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27385

Table 1. Reported cases of an adult lumbosacral meningocele in the English literature.

Age at diagnosis/sex Neurological symptoms Imaging findings
21/M [6] Altered sensation of leg, leg length discrepancy Lumbosacral meningocele, corpus callosal agenesis, conus reaching at L5 on MRI
21/M [6] Tethered cord syndrome Lumbosacral meningocele, split cord malformation at L1, conus reaching at L3 on MRI
25/M [3] Pain, nocturnal enuresis, loss of perianal sensation and ankle jerks Lumbosacral meningocele, spina bifida at L4 and L5 on X-ray
28/F [7] Absent ankle reflexes, decreased plantar flexion, no perianal sensation, decreased sensation at S1 Sacral meningocele at S1, conus reaching L5 level, syringomyelia at L2–3 on MRI
48/M [2] Difficulty in bowel or bladder function, decreased perianal sensation, intact strength in all muscle groups and no sensory abnormality Lumbosacral meningocele from L5 spina bifida, conus reaching L5 level on MRI
53/M [3] Low back pain radiating to both lower limbs, urinary incontinence, decreased perianal sensation Lumbar meningocele, conus reaching at L3 on MRI
53/M [8] Difficulty in bowel or bladder function, progressive weakness of lower limb Lumbosacral meningocele, bony defect from L5 to upper sacrum on X-ray
67/M (present case) Asymptomatic Meningocele from S3 to S5 spina bifida on MRI