Citation
M. Gelabert-gonzalez et al., Spinal arachnoid cyst without neural tube defect, CHILD NERV, 17(3), 2001, pp. 179-181
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
ISSN journal
02567040
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Volume
17
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
179 - 181
Database
ISI
SICI code
0256-7040(200102)17:3<179:SACWNT>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Symptomatic arachnoid cysts of the spine are rare lesions in the pediatric
age group. Although most commonly occurring in association with neural tube
defects, such as myelomeningocele and diastematomyelia, in some cases the
cysts appear in children without spinal anomalies. We describe a 12-month-o
ld girl with lumbar intradural arachnoid cyst with progressive weakness of
the lower limbs. There was full recovery after fenestration of the cyst.