Cervical arachnoidal cyst with basilar impression and Arnold-Chiari malformation: a case report

Eur Neurol. 1992;32(2):91-4. doi: 10.1159/000116799.

Abstract

A case of cervical spinal arachnoidal cyst is presented. The association with basilar impression and Arnold-Chiari malformation is a peculiarity seldom reported. The clinical aspects with remission and exacerbation are discussed. The importance of the neuroradiological findings and the usefulness of the neurophysiological examination (evoked potentials) are suggested.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arachnoid Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Arachnoid Cysts / physiopathology
  • Arachnoid Cysts / surgery
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / diagnosis*
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / physiopathology
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / surgery
  • Cerebral Cortex / physiopathology
  • Electroencephalography
  • Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / physiology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Median Nerve / physiopathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Platybasia / diagnosis*
  • Platybasia / physiopathology
  • Platybasia / surgery
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord / physiopathology
  • Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis*
  • Spinal Cord Compression / physiopathology
  • Spinal Cord Compression / surgery