Case of the Week
Section Editors: Matylda Machnowska1 and Anvita Pauranik2
1University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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August 30, 2010 (Supplemental)
Conjoined Nerve Roots
- Conjoined nerve roots are the most common of nerve root anomalies.
- Most common in the lumbosacral region.
- Usually asymptomatic, they are an important cause of failed back syndrome.
- Key Diagnostic Features: Presence of two nerve roots within a single, enlarged common root sleeve is diagnostic.
- MR remains the imaging modality of choice.
