Arachnoiditis ossificans and syringomyelia: a unique case report

A 62-year-old male presented with progressive quadriparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed a spinal cord syrinx but failed to detect extensive arachnoiditis ossificans noted on insertion of a syringopleural shunt. A postoperative computed tomography scan clearly demonstrated the a...

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Published in:Journal of clinical neuroscience 2000-01, Vol.7 (1), p.66-68
Main Authors: Kahler, R.J, Knuckey, N.W, Davis, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arachnoiditis - complications
Arachnoiditis - diagnosis
arachnoiditis ossificans, arachnoiditis, syringomyelia
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebrospinal fluid. Meninges. Spinal cord
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Ossification, Heterotopic - complications
Ossification, Heterotopic - diagnosis
Quadriplegia - etiology
Radiography
Spinal Cord Diseases - complications
Spinal Cord Diseases - diagnosis
Syringomyelia - diagnosis
Syringomyelia - etiology
Thoracic Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Tropical medicine
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Summary:A 62-year-old male presented with progressive quadriparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed a spinal cord syrinx but failed to detect extensive arachnoiditis ossificans noted on insertion of a syringopleural shunt. A postoperative computed tomography scan clearly demonstrated the abnormality and its extent. We present a rare case of syringomyelia resulting from spinal arachnoiditis ossificans and review the relevant literature.
ISSN:0967-5868
1532-2653
DOI:10.1054/jocn.1998.0144