Conus Medullaris Arachnoid Cyst Presenting as Cauda Equina Syndrome

Intradural arachnoid cysts are a rare cause of spinal cord and nerve root compression. Primarily, they are present in the thoracic region posteriorly. We report a 25-year-old man who had an intradural arachnoid cyst at the level of conus medullaris presenting with cauda equina syndrome, which is ver...

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Autores principales: Sharif, Salman, Afsar, Afifa, Qadeer, Mohsin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29114289
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ajns.AJNS_36_15
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Sumario:Intradural arachnoid cysts are a rare cause of spinal cord and nerve root compression. Primarily, they are present in the thoracic region posteriorly. We report a 25-year-old man who had an intradural arachnoid cyst at the level of conus medullaris presenting with cauda equina syndrome, which is very rare.

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