Dergiler / Journal of Neurological Sciences (Turkish) / 2012 / Cilt: 29 - Sayı: 2
Spinal Multiple Extradural Arachnoid Cysts: Became Symptomatic in An Elderly Age; A Case Report
- Sayfa
- 373–378
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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.
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.