Titre du document / Document title

Posterior spinal cord herniation into an extradural thoracic arachnoid cyst : surgical treatment

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

NEJAT Farideh ; SAMIRA ZABIHYAN CIGARCHI ; SYED SHUJA KAZMI ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IRAN, REPUBLIQUE ISLAMIQUE D'
⁽²⁾ Department of Neurosurgery, Mashad University of Medical Science, Mashad, IRAN, REPUBLIQUE ISLAMIQUE D'

Résumé / Abstract

The authors describe the case of a 2-year-old boy who experienced progressive spastic paraparesis for several months. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an extensive extradural arachnoid cyst at the T3-L1 levels and posterior spinal cord hemiation at T3-4. Surgical release of the neck of the hernia and total resection of the arachnoid cyst were performed. The patient had good clinical recovery several weeks after surgical decompression. This case highlights an exceedingly rare type of spinal cord herniation in a pediatric age group, and focuses on the abnormalities of the dorsal dura mater, together with imaging and intraoperative findings.

Revue / Journal Title

Source / Source

2006, vol. 104, n^o3, pp. 210-211 [2 page(s) (article)] (8 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Charlottesville, VA, ETATS-UNIS (2004) (Revue)

Mots-clés d'auteur / Author Keywords

extradural arachnoid cyst ; spinal cord herniation ; paraplegia ; pediatric neurosurgery ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 6023 S2, 35400015341820.0120

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