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Case Reports
. 1985 May;16(5):663-5.
doi: 10.1227/00006123-198505000-00014.

Symptomatic anterior spinal arachnoid diverticulum

R C Chan, G B Thompson, P J Bratty
Case Reports

Symptomatic anterior spinal arachnoid diverticulum

R C Chan et al. Neurosurgery. 1985 May.

Abstract

The authors report a case of symptomatic arachnoid diverticulum, which was located anterior to the spinal cord and covered the entire length of the spinal canal. The patient underwent cervical laminectomy and cystoperitoneal shunting with subsequent neurological improvement. The causes, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management of spinal arachnoid diverticulum are discussed.

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