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Case Report
Intramedullary arachnoid cyst: A rare cause of medullary compression
1 Resident in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Fann Teaching Hospital, Cheikh Anta Diop Avenue, Postal Address 5035, Dakar, Senegal
2 Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Idrissa Pouye General Hospital, Grand Yoff, Postal Address 3270, Dakar, Senegal
3 Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery , Idrissa Pouye General Hospital, Grand Yoff, Postal Address 3270, Dakar, Senegal
4 Neurologist, Department of Internal Medicine, Idrissa Pouye General Hospital, Grand Yoff, Postal Address 3270, Dakar, Senegal
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MD, Resident in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Fann Teaching Hospital, Cheikh Anta Diop Avenue, Postal Address 5035, Dakar,
Senegal
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Article ID: 101323Z01ON2022
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Niyonzima O, Sakho MG, Fondo AI, Faye M, Nzisabira JM, Bakhoum M. Intramedullary arachnoid cyst: A rare cause of medullary compression. Int J Case Rep Images 2022;13(2):35–38.ABSTRACT
This clinical case of intramedullary arachnoid cyst is the second reported case in Senegal. It concerns a 50-yearold woman, with no particular history, admitted for back pain associated with intermittent spinal claudication. The physical examination showed a dorsal spinal syndrome, spastic paraparesis, hypoesthesis under T9 sensitive territory with bilateral Babinski sign. Cutaneous-abdominal reflexes were abolished at T8. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intramedullary cyst formation. The patient was operated on the day after her admission by a posterior approach with scopic tracking. She underwent a laminectomy from T7 to T9. Thereafter the cyst has been removed, then discharged three days after the surgery. The clinical follow-up showed a full recovery.
Keywords: Arachnoid cyst, Intramedullary, Medullary compression
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Author Contributions
Oscar Niyonzima - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Magatte Gaye Sakho - Analysis of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Alidji Ibrahima Fondo - Analysis of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Mohameth Faye - Analysis of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Jean Michel Nzisabira - Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Mbagnick Bakhoum - Analysis of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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