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Recurrent spinal adhesive arachnoiditis: a case report [PDF]

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1988
Spinal adhesive arachnoiditis is not an uncommon disease, usually having a monophasic course. We studied an atypical patient with recurrent spinal adhesive arachnoiditis nine years after intrathecal anesthesia and the first attack of the disease.
James Pitágoras de Mattos, Charles André, Bernardo Antonio Murtinho Couto   +2 more
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Severe optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1989
The case of a 24-year-old man with progressive visual loss due to optochiasmatic arachnoiditis is presented. The cause of the arachnoiditis was subarachnoidal bleeding due to rupture of an internal carotid artery aneurysm.
Ricardo Ramina, Walter O. Arruda, Antônio C. F. Prestes, Mônica K. F. Parolim   +3 more
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Post traumatic arachnoiditis ossificans

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2012
Arachnoiditis ossificans is a rare chronic disorder characterized by the presence of calcification/ ossification of the spinal arachnoid. We describe the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of arachnoiditis ossificans ...
Sunitha P Kumaran, Kanchan Gupta, Aparna Maddali, Sanjaya Viswamitra   +3 more
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Adhesive arachnoiditis following lumbar epidural steroid injections: a report of two cases and review of the literature

Journal of Pain Research, 2019
Elon Eisenberg,1,2 Rephael Goldman,3 Dorit Schlag-Eisenberg,4 Anat Grinfeld5 1Pain Research Unit, Institute of Pain Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; 2B.
Eisenberg E, Goldman R, Schlag-Eisenberg D, Grinfeld A   +3 more
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A rare cause of progressive neuropathy: Arachnoiditis ossificans

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2019
Arachnoiditis ossificans (AO) is a rare type of chronic arachnoiditis characterized by the presence of calcification or ossification of the spinal arachnoid which is usually associated with progressive neurological deficits.
Manju Kumari, Minakshi Bhardwaj, Ajay Choudhary   +2 more
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Syringomyelia and spinal arachnoiditis resulting from aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2014
Syringomyelia resulting from arachnoiditis secondary to aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is an extremely rare clinical entity with few cases reported in the literature.
Taylor J Abel, Matthew A Howard, Arnold Menezes   +2 more
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Surgical Management of Lumbar Adhesive Arachnoiditis Postmeningitis: A Bermuda Triangle?—Case Report and Review of Literature

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Spinal arachnoiditis can occur as a delayed sequel of meningitis. Cerebrospinal fluid flow disturbances and adhesive loculations can cause cord compression and traction on roots causing the symptoms.
Tejaswi Vadlamani, Nishant S. Yagnick, Rakesh Kagita, Sumit Sinha   +3 more
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Identification of BRAF V600E Mutation in Cerebrospinal Fluid Aids in Diagnosing Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis Arising From Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma: A Case Report. [PDF]

Cancer Rep (Hoboken)
ABSTRACT Background Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytomas (PXAs) are rare primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors that appear heterogeneous on imaging and histology and typically cause headaches or seizures on initial presentation. Alongside high rates of favorable prognosis after surgical excision exist similarly high rates of recurrence.
D'Amico RS, Avancena P, Kashanian A, Galvez R, Gruber D, Saba S, Zlochower A, Harshan M, Vojnic M.   +8 more
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Spinal adhesive arachnoiditis in an adult patient with spinal muscular atrophy type 3 treated with intrathecal therapy

BMC Neurology
Background Spinal adhesive arachnoiditis is a chronic inflammatory process of the leptomeninges and intrathecal neural elements. The possible causes of arachnoiditis are: infections, injuries of spinal cord, surgical procedures and intrathecal ...
Jakub Ubysz, Magdalena Koszewicz, Joanna Bladowska, Slawomir Budrewicz   +3 more
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Unforeseen Complications: Cauda Equina Syndrome After Vaginoplasty Combined With Epidural Analgesia. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT This case describes the first postoperative complication of cauda equina syndrome following gender affirmation surgery. Postoperatively, an epidural catheter was placed for pain management. Despite its intended benefits, the patient developed symptoms of cauda equina syndrome, a rare but serious neurological condition possibly related to ...
Seppälä TP, Ojala K.
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