Symptomatic Spinal Arachnoid Cyst Triggered by Seat Belt Injury : Case Report

摘要: A 49-year-old male presented with a symptomatic thoracic intradural arachnoid cyst triggered by seat belt trauma, which appeared within 3 weeks following traffic accident. The initial symptom was dull back pain induced immediately after the Three and half months later, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging diagnosed cystic nature of lesion consistent low intensity on T1-weighted image extended dorsally between T-4 T-6 levels. One month MR showed that this mass had enlarged in anteroposterior direction associated developing clinical symptoms. final diagnosis made based surgical findings histological examinations. spinal probably congenital or diverticula originating from septum posticum became due to sudden increase intra-abdominal pressure caused fastened during