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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 981-984 |
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Thoracic spinal intramedullary arachnoid cyst presented with myelopathy with marked postoperative improvement: A case report and review of literature
Ahmed Shaaban1, Amrou Abdelrahman1, Raed Abu Jarir1, Issam Al-Bozom2, Ali Raza1
1 Department of Neurosurgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
2 Department of Pathology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
Correspondence Address:
Ali Raza
Department of Neurosurgery, Hamad General Hospital, Al Rayyan Road, P. O. Box 3050, Doha
Qatar
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DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_72_19
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Intramedullary spinal cord arachnoid cysts are rare. So, we present an interesting case of adult male presented with myelopathic symptoms and signs. Further investigations revealed a finding of thoracic intramedullary cystic lesion, found postoperatively to be an arachnoid cyst. Patient improved remarkably postoperative and during follow up period.
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