Intramedullary cyst formation after removal of multiple intradural spinal arachnoid cysts: A case report

BACKGROUND: A rare cause of spinal cord compression is spinal arachnoid cysts. Symptoms are caused by spinal cord compression, however, asymptomatic patients have been also reported. Treatment options depend upon symptom severity and clinical course. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report the case of a 47-year...

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Autores principales: Zekaj, Edvin, Saleh, Christian, Servello, Domenico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Surgical Neurology International: Neuro-Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4960930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27512608
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.185779
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Servello, Domenico
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description BACKGROUND: A rare cause of spinal cord compression is spinal arachnoid cysts. Symptoms are caused by spinal cord compression, however, asymptomatic patients have been also reported. Treatment options depend upon symptom severity and clinical course. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report the case of a 47-year-old patient who developed an intramedullary arachnoid cyst after removal of an intradural extramedullary cyst. CONCLUSION: Surgery should be considered early in a symptomatic disease course. Longstanding medullary compression may reduce the possibility of neurological recovery as well as secondary complications such as intramedullary cyst formation.
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spelling pubmed-49609302016-08-10 Intramedullary cyst formation after removal of multiple intradural spinal arachnoid cysts: A case report Zekaj, Edvin Saleh, Christian Servello, Domenico Surg Neurol Int Surgical Neurology International: Neuro-Oncology BACKGROUND: A rare cause of spinal cord compression is spinal arachnoid cysts. Symptoms are caused by spinal cord compression, however, asymptomatic patients have been also reported. Treatment options depend upon symptom severity and clinical course. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report the case of a 47-year-old patient who developed an intramedullary arachnoid cyst after removal of an intradural extramedullary cyst. CONCLUSION: Surgery should be considered early in a symptomatic disease course. Longstanding medullary compression may reduce the possibility of neurological recovery as well as secondary complications such as intramedullary cyst formation. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016-07-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4960930/ /pubmed/27512608 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.185779 Text en Copyright: © 2016 Surgical Neurology International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Intramedullary cyst formation after removal of multiple intradural spinal arachnoid cysts: A case report
title Intramedullary cyst formation after removal of multiple intradural spinal arachnoid cysts: A case report
title_full Intramedullary cyst formation after removal of multiple intradural spinal arachnoid cysts: A case report
title_fullStr Intramedullary cyst formation after removal of multiple intradural spinal arachnoid cysts: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Intramedullary cyst formation after removal of multiple intradural spinal arachnoid cysts: A case report
title_short Intramedullary cyst formation after removal of multiple intradural spinal arachnoid cysts: A case report
title_sort intramedullary cyst formation after removal of multiple intradural spinal arachnoid cysts: a case report
topic Surgical Neurology International: Neuro-Oncology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4960930/
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