Pott’s disease (tuberculosis of the spine). Sagittal T2-weighted MRI of the lumbar spine demonstrating collapse of the L4 vertebra with compression of the roots of the cauda equina.
Source: Berkowitz AL. Clinical Neurology and Neuroanatomy: A Localization-Based Approach; 2016.
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