A meningeal cyst of the thoracic spine presenting as prolonged paresis after ankle injury: case report.
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.
Adelson
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PD
Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Firlik
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KS
Firlik
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AD
Hamilton
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RL
D000293:Adolescent; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008578:Meninges; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis