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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2017; 12(04): 707-709
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_36_15
Case Report

Conus medullaris arachnoid cyst presenting as cauda equina syndrome

Salman Sharif
Department of Neurosurgery, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi
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Afifa Afsar
Department of Neurosurgery, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi
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Mohsin Qadeer
Department of Neurosurgery, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi
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Intradural arachnoid cysts are a rare cause of spinal cord and nerve root compression. Primarily, they are present in the thoracic region posteriorly. We report a 25-year-old man who had an intradural arachnoid cyst at the level of conus medullaris presenting with cauda equina syndrome, which is very rare.

Key-words:

Arachnoid - cauda equina syndrome - conus medullaris - cysts - intradural


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Article published online:
20 September 2022

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