Cauda equina compression syndrome in a child due to lumbar disc herniation.

INTRODUCTION

Cauda equina syndrome with sphincter dysfunction is an uncommon and feared complication of lumbar disc herniation.

CASE REPORT: Lumbar disc disease in the pediatric age has been reported infrequently, but to the best of our knowledge, this is the first pediatric case of acute lumber disc herniation presenting with caudal compression.