title: Arachnoiditis ossificans and syringomyelia: a unique case report.
abstract: A 62-year-old male presented with progressive quadriparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed a spinal cord syrinx but failed to detect extensive arachnoiditis ossificans noted on insertion of a syringopleural shunt. A postoperative computed tomography scan clearly demonstrated the abnormality and its extent. We present a rare case of syringomyelia resulting from spinal arachnoiditis ossificans and review the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Queen Elizabeth II Site, Perth W.A., Australia. rkahler@space.net.au
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kahler
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Knuckey
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging