Issue release date: 12.11.2024

 
Turkish Neurosurgery 1996 , Vol 6 , Num 1-2
SPINAL ARACHNOID CYST CAUSING HYDROCEPHALUS AND PARAPARESIS A CASE REPORT
Kayhan KUZEYLİ, Fadıl AKTÜRK, Eray SÖYLEV, Süleyman BAYKAL,
Karadeniz Technical University Department of Neurosurgery Trabzon, Türkiye Arachnoid cysts of the spinal canal communicating with the subarachnoid space are benign lesions and generaııy asymptomatic.

In this article we report a case of intradural arachnoid cyst presenting with hydrocephalus and paraparesis. The case is reviewed with pertinent literature. Keywords : Arachnoid cyst, hydrocephalus, magnetic resonance imaging, paraparesis

Corresponding author : Kayhan Kuzeylı