Spinal arachnoid cyst with weakness in the limbs and abdominal pain

A 7-year-old male admitted with neck rigidity, severe pain in the abdomen, and progressive weakness in the lower limbs was diagnosed as having a spinal intramedullary arachnoid cyst. There was a dramatic and immediate recovery after fenestration of the cyst.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric neurology 1999-02, Vol.20 (2), p.155-156
Hauptverfasser:	Aithala, Guru Raj, Sztriha, Laszlo, Amirlak, Iradj, Devadas, Kunjupanicker, Ohlsson, Ingrid
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdominal Pain - etiology Arachnoid Cysts - complications Biological and medical sciences Child Humans Leg Male Medical sciences Muscle Rigidity - etiology Muscle Weakness - etiology Neck Neurology Spinal Cord Compression - etiology Spinal Cord Diseases - complications Tropical medicine Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Zusammenfassung:	A 7-year-old male admitted with neck rigidity, severe pain in the abdomen, and progressive weakness in the lower limbs was diagnosed as having a spinal intramedullary arachnoid cyst. There was a dramatic and immediate recovery after fenestration of the cyst.
ISSN:	0887-8994 1873-5150
DOI:	10.1016/S0887-8994(98)00131-3