Thoracic spinal intramedullary arachnoid cyst presented with myelopathy with marked postoperative improvement: A case report and review of literature

Autor: Ahmed Shaaban, Raed Abu Jarir, Ali Raza, Issam Al-Bozom, Amrou Abdelrahman
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
ISSN: 2248-9614
1793-5482
Popis: Intramedullary spinal cord arachnoid cysts are rare. So, we present an interesting case of adult male presented with myelopathic symptoms and signs. Further investigations revealed a finding of thoracic intramedullary cystic lesion, found postoperatively to be an arachnoid cyst. Patient improved remarkably postoperative and during follow up period.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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