Journals / Journal of Neurological Sciences (Turkish) / 2012 / Cilt: 29 - Sayı: 2

Multipl Extradural Araknoid Kistler: Geç Yaşta Semptomatik Olan Bir Olgu

Spinal Multiple Extradural Arachnoid Cysts: Became Symptomatic in An Elderly Age; A Case Report

Pages
373–378
DOI
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Abstract

Spinal extradural arachnoid cyst is a rare disease that includes approximately 1% of allprimary spinal lesions. Spinal arachnoid cysts most frequently occur in thoracic region as asolitary mass. However, multiple extradural arachnoid cysts are extremely rare pathologiesand only 8 cases have been reported in the literature before. In this report we described a caseof 66 year old woman who had multiple spinal extradural arachnoid cysts presented withparaparesis and became symptomatic in an elderly age.

Özet

Spinal extradural kistler nadir görülen bir hastalık olup tüm primer spinal lezyonların sadece%1'ini içerir. spinal araknoid kistler sıklıkla torasik bölgede ve tek bir kitle olarak görülürler.multipl araknoid kistler nadir görülmesine rağmen literatürde 8 olgu bildirilmiştir. biz buyazımızda multipl araknoid kistleri olan paraparezi ile semptomatik olan 66 yaşında kadınolguyu sunduk.