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Dorsal cervical spinal arachnoid cyst (Sort III) presenting with dorsal column dysfunction: A case report.
J Spinal Twine Med. 2017 Mar;40(2):250-252
Authors: Pillai MK
Summary
CONTEXT: Spinal arachnoid cysts are often asymptomatic and found by the way. Enlargement of the cyst, whether or not acute, subacute or power, results in neural compression leading to radicuopathy and/or myelopathy.
FINDINGS: This case report is of a affected person who offered primarily with posterior column dysfunction,subacute in onset and quickly progressing. Photos of the cervical backbone confirmed a dorsal arachnoid cyst, inflicting vital wire compression and sign modifications within the wire, with no scalloping of the vertebrae.
CONCLUSION: The writer explains the mechanism of fast enlargement of an asymptomatic spinal arachnoid cyst, inflicting neural compression resulting in quick development of neurological deficits. The dorsal location of the cyst, clarify the absence of radiculopathy, which is a typical presenting characteristic of ventrally situated intradural arachnoid cyst.
PMID: 27827559 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]