Spinal arachnoid cysts

Evidence-based neurology checklist on spinal arachnoid cysts: Pathology They are extradural or intradural in location They may occur at any spinal level Most are incidental They may be multiple Clinical features Differential diagnosis Treatment Monitoring

Pathology

  • They are extradural or intradural in location
  • They may occur at any spinal level
  • Most are incidental
  • They may be multiple

Clinical features

Differential diagnosis

Treatment

Monitoring

References

  1. Hughes G, Ugokwe K, Benzel EC. A review of spinal arachnoid cysts. Cleve Clin J Med 2008; 75:311-315.
  2. Bitaraf MA, Zeinalizadeh M, Meybodi AT, Methodi KT, Habibi Z. Multiple extradural spinal arachnoid cysts: a case report and review of the literature. Cases J 2009; 2:7531.
  3. Jones WD, Kulkarni M, Ravishankar K, Borgstein R, Dupont P. Intracranial hypotension secondary to spinal arachnoid cyst rupture presenting with acute severe headache: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2010; 4:406.
  4. Willems PW, van den Bergh WM, Vandertop WP. An arachnoid cyst presenting as an intramedullary tumour. JNNP 2000; 68:508-510.

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