Association of posttraumatic spinal arachnoid cyst and syringomyelia

Anne Haney; John Stiller; Nathanel Zelnik; Lynn Goodwin

doi:10.1016/0149-936X(85)90008-6

Research Article| Volume 9, ISSUE 2, P137-140, April 1985

Association of posttraumatic spinal arachnoid cyst and syringomyelia

Anne Haney, MD
Anne Haney
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From the Departments of Neurology and Radiology, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA
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John Stiller, MD
John Stiller
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Address reprint requests to: John Stiller, MD, Department of Neurology, George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037.
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From the Departments of Neurology and Radiology, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA
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Nathanel Zelnik, MD
Nathanel Zelnik
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From the Departments of Neurology and Radiology, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA
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Lynn Goodwin, MD
Lynn Goodwin
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From the Departments of Neurology and Radiology, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0149-936X(85)90008-6

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Abstract

A patient developed a painful progressive paraparesis following trauma. Metrizamide myelography revealed an arachnoid cyst. A delayed metrizamide computed tomography scan of the area confirmed the cyst and demonstrated a syrinx at that level that was not appreciated on the myelogram. The association of these two lesions after trauma are perhaps more common than appreciated and the importance of a computed tomography scan of the abnormal area on myelography is emphasized.

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