title: Spinal intramedullary arachnoid cyst in children.
abstract: The authors report an unusual case of a child who presented with progressive paraparesis that lasted 15 days, revealing an intramedullary cystic lesion extending from T(3) to T(4) as detected with spine magnetic resonance imaging. A laminotomy from T(3) to T(4) was performed and the lesion removed. Histopathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of arachnoid cyst. After surgery, the patient's neurological status improved. At the 4-month follow-up examination, the results of his neurological examinations remained normal. Arachnoid cyst is an entity that should be included in the differential diagnosis of intramedullary cystic lesions.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, CHU Mohammed-VI, Marrakesh, Morocco. otalmejjati@yahoo.fr
authors: Mohamed
authors: M
authors: Lmejjati
authors: Khalid
authors: K
authors: Aniba
authors: Mustapha
authors: M
authors: Haddi
authors: Mohamed
authors: M
authors: Hakkou
authors: Houssine
authors: H
authors: Ghannane
authors: Said
authors: S
authors: Ait Ben Ali
mesh_terms: D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*