Hiding in plain sight: A case of Tarlov perineural cysts

Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 833-837

  Hiers, Reta Honey ^a   Long, Donlin ^c   North, Richard B ^d   Oaklander, Anne Louise ^b   Paice, J A ^e  

^a Tarlov Cyst Disease Foundation   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

chronic pelvic pain; mechanisms; neuropathic pain; perineural and sacral nerve root cyst; Tarlov cyst; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYST ASPIRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; NEUROMODULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; SYMPTOM; TARLOV CYST; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; TARLOV CYSTS;

EID: 77956138615     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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