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Intramedullary arachnoid cyst in an adult: Case report and review

Arachnoid cysts in the spine are a rare entity with extradural occurrence being the commonest. Arachnoid cysts in intramedullary location are sparingly reported in elderly. We herein report a case of intramedullary arachnoid cyst in an adult female who presented with features of compressive myelopat...

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Autores principales: Alugolu, Rajesh, Arradi, Vamshidhar, Sahu, B. P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4732251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26889288
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1793-5482.145054
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Sumario:Arachnoid cysts in the spine are a rare entity with extradural occurrence being the commonest. Arachnoid cysts in intramedullary location are sparingly reported in elderly. We herein report a case of intramedullary arachnoid cyst in an adult female who presented with features of compressive myelopathy.