Conservative management of perineural cysts

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Mitra, Raj ^a   Kirpalani, Dhiruj ^a   Wedemeyer, Matthew ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Peineural cysts; Steroid

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MENINGOCELE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NECK PAIN; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; TARLOV CYST; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW;

ADULT; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TARLOV CYSTS;

EID: 58149114747     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817e2cc9     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Tarlov IM. Perineural cysts of the spinal nerve roots. Arch Neurol Psychiatry 1938;40:1067-74.
2. Paulsen RD, Call GA, Murtagh FR. Prevalence and. percutaneous drainage of cysts of the sacral nerve root sheath (Tarlov cysts). AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1994;15:293-7.
3. Langdown AJ, Grundy JR, Birch NC. The clinical relevance of Tarlov cysts. J Spinal Disord Tech 2005;18:29-33.
4. Nadler SF, Bartoli LM, Stitik TP, et al. Tarlov cyst as a rare cause of S1 radiculopathy: a case report. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001;82:689-90.
5. Nicpo KW, Lasek W, Chyczewska A. Cauda equina syndrome caused by Tarlov's cysts-case report. Neurol Neurochir Pol 2002;36:181-9.
6. Myles LM, Gupta N, Armstrong D, et al. Multiple extradural arachnoid cysts as a cause of spinal cord compression in a child. J Neurosurg 1999;91(1 suppl):116-20.
7. McCrum C, Williams B. Spinal extradural arachnoid pounches. J Neurosurg 1982;57:849-52.
8. Landers J, Seex K. Sacral perineural cysts: imaging and treatment options. Br J Neurosurg 2002;16:182-5.
9. Chaiyabud P, Suwanpratheep K. Symptomatic Tarlov cyst: report and review. J Med Assoc Thai 2006;89:1047-50.
10. Kato T, Takamura H, Goto S, et al. Sacral perineural cyst-report of a case. No Shinkei Geka-Neurological Surgery 1988;16:893-7.
11. Riva-Amarante E, Simal P, San Millan JM, et al. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension due to a broken dorsal perineural cyst. Neurologia 2006;21: 209-12.
12. Tanaka M, Nakahara S, Ito Y, et al. Surgical results of sacral perineural (Tarlov) cysts. Acta Med Okayama 2006;60:65-70.
13. Lee JY, Impekoven P, Stenzel W, et al. CT-guided percutaneous aspiration of Tarlov cyst as a useful diagnostic procedure prior to operative intervention. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2004;146:667-70.