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Case Reports
. 2006 Jan;44(1):59-62.
doi: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101799.

Multiple extradural arachnoid cysts at the spinal cord and cauda equina levels in the young

T Takagaki  1 , T Nomura, E Toh, M Watanabe, J Mochida
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Multiple extradural arachnoid cysts at the spinal cord and cauda equina levels in the young

T Takagaki et al. Spinal Cord. 2006 Jan.

Abstract

Study design: A case report of multiple extradural arachnoid cysts at the spinal cord and cauda equina levels in the young.

Objective: To report an exceedingly rare case of multiple extradural arachnoid cysts at the spinal cord and cauda equina levels in the young.

Setting: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokai, Japan.

Case report: An 11-year-old boy was diagnosed with multiple extradural arachnoid cysts at the spinal cord and cauda equina levels extending from the T5 to L5 vertebrae and surgery was performed. At 2 years after surgery, no recurrence was observed and muscle weakness of the lower extremities and sensory disturbance improved.

Conclusion: Excision of only the arachnoid cysts at the spinal cord level led to a favorable outcome.

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