Vacuum epidural cyst with acute neurological presentation. A case report

Neuroradiol J. 2013 Apr;26(2):213-7. doi: 10.1177/197140091302600212. Epub 2013 May 10.

Abstract

The widespread use of MRI in the assessment of low back pain has led to increased detection of degenerative cysts of the spine, which was essentially a surgical diagnosis earlier. The awareness of degenerative cysts, the significance of their role in the etiology of radicular and back pain and their effective management is evolving. We describe a case of bilateral, gas-filled lumbar facet synovial/ ganglion cysts causing focal arachnoid inflammation and lateral lumbar canal stenosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Nervous System Diseases / complications*
  • Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis
  • Radiography
  • Spinal Cord / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Cord / pathology
  • Synovial Cyst / complications*
  • Synovial Cyst / diagnosis
  • Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed