J Yeungnam Med Sci.  2022 Oct;39(4):347-351. 10.12701/jyms.2022.00535.

Differential diagnosis of motor weakness in the right lower limb of a 59-year-old male patient

• Bae JH
• Kwak S

• KMID: 2534665
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/jyms.2022.00535

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  Fig. 1. Flexion-extension plain radiographs of lumbar spine show spondylolisthesis at L5–S1 (arrows).

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  Fig. 2. Lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging in the local hospital. (A) Axial T2-weighted image shows mild central spinal stenosis at L5–S1 and right foraminal stenosis (arrow). (B) Sagittal T2-weighted image shows spondylolisthesis at L5–S1 (arrow).

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