A Rare and Underestimated, However, A Treatable Disease: Tarlov Cyst and Adhesive Arachnoiditis
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چکیده
Tarlov cyst (TCs) is also called perineural cyst, which a rare disease of the posterior nerve root prevalently localized in lumbo-sacral region, however, it possible every part spinal cord. These cysts represent dilation nerve-root sheath that often communicate with subarachnoid space through valve-like mechanism containing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and neural tissue. asymptomatic discovered incidentally MRI, sometimes can be symptomatic characterized by many symptoms, such as low back pain, sacral radiculopathy, sciatica, coccydynia or cauda equina syndrome, constipation, dyspareunia, urinary incontinence, retention well blurry vision headache. Moreover, these cause CSF leak therefore culprit idiopathic intracranial hypotension. The etiopathogenesis still unclear, but documented trauma, an old hemorrhage, congenital iatrogenic causes may responsible for it. Association between arachnoiditis have been studied last years. appears to consequence arachnoiditis. In general, there are four stages stage, some patients cannot walk anymore becoming wheelchair bound. associated type I ACM, syringomyelia Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. Although has known since 1938, year Dr. Isador Max described first incidental finding cadavers, nowadays doctors do not really know this underestimate thinking above listed symptoms. main aim work educate medical community consider differential diagnosis pain patients, other diseases. While surgery represents most effective therapy treatment stem cells should considered.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Bioscience and Clinical Medicine
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2203-1413']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.abcmed.v.10n.4p.13