Related Experiment Videos
Spinal arachnoid cyst with weakness in the limbs and abdominal pain
G R Aithala1, L Sztriha, I Amirlak
1Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al Ain Hospital, United Arab Emirates.
Pediatric Neurology
|March 19, 1999
Abstract:
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.