Chronic spinal arachnoiditis following intracranial subarachnoid haemorrhage.
A 54-year-old woman presented with progressive gait imbalance and increased urinary frequency, associated with spinal arachnoiditis. The symptoms started after the occurrence of communicating hydrocephalus as a sequel of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), and were initially attributed to post-SAH vasospasm, decompensating hydrocephalus and/or periventricular leuko-encephalopathy. Further clinical deterioration led to the diagnosis of thoracic spinal arachnoiditis, as a second complication of SAH.
Augustijn
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Department of Neurology, St. Lucas Ziekenhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Vanneste
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J
Davies
G
G
D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed