title: Vacuum epidural cyst with acute neurological presentation. A case report.
abstract: The widespread use of MRI in the assessment of low back pain has led to increased detection of degenerative cysts of the spine, which was essentially a surgical diagnosis earlier. The awareness of degenerative cysts, the significance of their role in the etiology of radicular and back pain and their effective management is evolving. We describe a case of bilateral, gas-filled lumbar facet synovial/ ganglion cysts causing focal arachnoid inflammation and lateral lumbar canal stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, MOH-Kuwait, Al-Sabah Hospital, Kuwait. ah_elbeltagi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: El Beltagi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Swamy
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dashti
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed