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Symptomatic spinal extradural arachnoid cyst with cord compression in a family: case report
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Symptomatic spinal extradural arachnoid cyst with cord compression in a family: case report

Arnold H Menezes, Patrick W Hitchon and Brian J Dlouhy
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine, Vol.27(3), pp.341-345
09/2017
DOI: 10.3171/2017.3.SPINE17186
PMID: 28665244
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https://doi.org/10.3171/2017.3.SPINE17186View
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Abstract

A family with familial spinal extradural arachnoid cyst is presented. A 14-year-old boy had an extensive T-8 through L-2 dorsal extradural arachnoid cyst with spinal cord compression and slowly progressive myelopathy. His mother had presented 4 years earlier with acute excruciating back pain due to the combination of a lumbar extradural arachnoid cyst at L2-4 and an extruded disc at L3-4. The literature is reviewed in light of the pathogenesis, imaging, and surgical technique required for treatment.
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