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Neuropediatrics 1996; 27(4): 207-210
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973790
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A Meningeal Cyst of the Thoracic Spine Presenting as Prolonged Paresis After Ankle Injury: Case Report

P. D. Adelson, K. S. Firlik, A. D. Firlik, R. L. Hamilton
  • Departments of Neurosurgery and Neuropathology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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13 March 2007 (online)

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Abstract

A case of a thoracic meningeal cyst causing right lower extremity weakness in a fifteen-year-old girl is presented. The diagnosis was delayed due to a history of ankle injury which was initially used to explain her symptoms. The authors explain the difficulty in diagnosing intraspinal meningeal cysts and stress the importance of surgical excision before spinal cord injury progresses.

Key words

Arachnoid cyst - Spinal cord - Neurologic function