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British Journal of Neurosurgery Volume 37, 2023 - Issue 4
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Spinal cord atrophy following the resection of multiple intraspinal arachnoid cysts: case report and literature review

Wenyan LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1861-6383View further author information
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Chenghai ZuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaView further author information
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Hua FengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaView further author information
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Hui MengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 951-953 | Received 30 Nov 2019, Accepted 09 Mar 2020, Published online: 19 Mar 2020
 
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Abstract

We report the first case of spinal cord atrophy developing 16 months after resection of multiple intraspinal arachnoid cysts. The patient presented with back pain and the cysts were successfully resected. Sixteen months later, her back pain recurred. Magnetic resonance imaging showed severe atrophy of the spinal cord.

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Funding

This work was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NFSC No. 81901213).

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