Neurosurgery

Gordon Li

Publication Details

  • Arachnoid ossificans containing metaplastic hematopoietic marrow resulting in diffuse thoracic intrathecal cysts and severe myelopathy.

    Abrams J, Li G, Mindea SA, Haynes CM, Cheng I. Eur Spine J. 2012: 21 Suppl 4 S436-40

    To present a rare case of multiple compressive thoracic intradural cysts with pathologic arachnoid ossification, review the literature and present the surgical options. Few reports have identified the existence of arachnoid calcifications and intrathecal cysts causing progressive myelopathy. The literature regarding each of these pathologies is limited to case reports. Their clinical significance is not well studied, although known to cause neurologic sequelae.

    PubMedID: 21892775

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