Cervicothoracic Intradural Arachnoid Cyst Misdiagnosed as Motor Neuron Disease

Autor:	Hubertus Himmerich, B. Buchwald, C. Erös, J. C. Tonn, Marianne B. Müller, P. G. Sämann, T. Merl
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Cord business.industry lcsh:R Spinal mri lcsh:Medicine Case Report General Medicine Disease Motor neuron medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Arachnoid cyst medicine Histopathology Cyst Lower motor neuron signs business
Zdroj:	Case Reports in Medicine, Vol 2010 (2010) Case Reports in Medicine
ISSN:	1687-9635 1687-9627
DOI:	10.1155/2010/261657
Popis:	Recognizing syndromes which mimic ALS is crucial both to avoid giving this diagnosis erroneously and since there may be appropriate treatments. We report a 63-year-old woman diagnosed with possible ALS five years ago based on upper and lower motor neuron signs with typical electrophysiology and normal cranial MRI. At reassessment, spinal MRI revealed a cervicothoracic cyst with cord compression that was successfully treated neurosurgically. Histopathology confirmed an arachnoid origin as suspected from MRI. Spinal cysts may mimic ALS and need to be thoroughly excluded by appropriate imaging.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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