CASE REPORT article
Front. Rehabil. Sci.
Sec. Rehabilitation in Neurological Conditions
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fresc.2025.1669870
Electrophysiological characteristics of pelvic floor in spinal epidural lipomatosis
Provisionally accepted
- 1Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- 2Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Electrophysiological examination of pelvic floor plays a crucial role in localizing nerve injury. Spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) is a space-occupying disease of the spinal canal. SEL can cause spine-related symptoms. We report a case of SEL with pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms and provide two sets of pelvic floor electrophysiological data before and after disease progression. This case highlights the potential utility of electrophysiological assessment in the early diagnosis and monitoring of SEL.
Keywords: Spinal epidural lipomatosis, Electrophysiology, sympathetic skin response, Somatosensory evoked potential, Bulbocavernosus reflex latency, Pelvic Floor
Received: 20 Jul 2025; Accepted: 26 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Li, Chen, Jiang, Ruan and Li. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Jianhua Li, jianhua_li@zju.edu.cn
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