Idiopathic Thoracic Intradural Spinal Arachnoid Cyst Associated with Syringomyelia: a casereport and Literature reviewarticle

Authors

Jou Yu Lin
Michael Mu Huo Teng
Fu-Kong Lieu
Szu-Fu Chen

Translated Title

原發性脊髓蛛網膜囊腫及併發之脊髓空洞症－病例報告及文獻回顧

Abstract

We report an adult woman who presented with lower limb weakness and dysesthesia caused by a thoracic spinal arachnoid cyst associated with syringomyelia. Before the diagnosis was made by thoracic magnetic resonance imaging, she was diagnosed with lumbar spondylosis and underwent lumbar spinal surgery; however, her symptoms were not relieved. The patient received multilevel laminectomy and cyst resection after thoracic pathology was identified. An upper motor neuron lesion, although rare, should be considered a differential diagnosis when leg symptoms and signs develop. For patients with leg weakness and pain, we emphasize a detailed neurological examination to localize the lesion to a specific spinal region.

Language

English

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.6315/TJPMR.201812_46(2).0007

First Page

107

Last Page

112

Recommended Citation

Lin, Jou Yu; Teng, Michael Mu Huo; Lieu, Fu-Kong; and Chen, Szu-Fu (2018) "Idiopathic Thoracic Intradural Spinal Arachnoid Cyst Associated with Syringomyelia: a casereport and Literature reviewarticle," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 46: Iss. 2, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/TJPMR.201812_46(2).0007
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol46/iss2/7