title: Spinal arachnoiditis as a consequence of aneurysm-related subarachnoid haemorrhage.
abstract: Only a few case reports currently exist regarding symptomatic spinal arachnoiditis following aneurysm-related subarachnoid haemorrhage. We present three patients who developed symptomatic spinal arachnoiditis following spontaneous aneurysm rupture. Following initial aneurysm and subarachnoid haemorrhage management (including ventriculo-peritoneal shunt placement), all three patients developed gradually worsening neurological abnormalities, and subsequent imaging demonstrated spinal arachnoiditis. Despite spinal decompression, all three patients experienced progressively worsening neurological decline.
authors: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Neurological Intervention and Imaging Service of Western Australia (NIISWA), Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia. jolandivh@hotmail.com
authors: Jolandi
authors: J
authors: van Heerden
authors: William
authors: W
authors: McAuliffe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome