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Diffuse arachnoid ossification and multiple arachnoid cysts presenting with progressive thoracic myelopathy

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An ossified arachnoid membrane combined with cystic formation is rarely reported as a cause of spinal cord compression. We report the case of a 60-year-old man who presented with diffuse ossification of the arachnoid membrane (arachnoid ossification) and multiple cystic changes (arachnoid cyst) at the thoracic and lumbar spine. The lesions were surgically removed and progressive deterioration was prevented, although no marked improvement of neurological symptoms was attained.

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  1. Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan

    Toshinori Sakai, Koichi Sairyo, Masahiro Kashima, Hirofumi Kosaka, Shinsuke Katoh & Natsuo Yasui

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Sakai, T., Sairyo, K., Kashima, M. et al. Diffuse arachnoid ossification and multiple arachnoid cysts presenting with progressive thoracic myelopathy. Skeletal Radiol 39, 299–304 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-009-0840-5

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