ReviewSurgical neurology international2022
Spinal arachnoiditis and syringomyelia: Review of literature with emphasis on postinfectious inflammation and treatment.
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- Spinal arachnoid diverticula and constrictive myelopathy in dogs: different conditions or a spectrum of spinal meningeal disease in veterinary and human medicine?Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Review
- Impact of postoperative cauda equina clumping on recovery after biportal endoscopic decompression for severe lumbar stenosis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Delayed spinal arachnoiditis with syringomyelia following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: a case report with patient experience.Spinal cord series and cases · 2024Article
- Spinal Arachnoiditis in Patients with Coccidioidomycosis Meningitis-Analysis of Clinical and Imaging Features.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Arachnoiditis refers to chronic inflammation of the arachnoid mater and subarachnoid space due to three major etiologies: chemical, mechanical, and postinfectious. As a rare disease with variable symptomatology and severity at presentation, arachnoiditis can be extremely debilitating with many complications, prominent among which is syringomyelia. Methods: We reviewed current literature concerning postinfectious spinal arachnoiditis and associated syringomyelia with emphasis on the treatment options that have been used to date and discuss their respective benefits and drawbacks. Results: It is critical to understand the natural history and potential complications of patient with postinfectious arachnoiditis. Surgical and medical treatments both have their own merits and demerits. Different surgical approaches have been employed with variable success rates. Conclusion: At present, no consensus exists regarding management of these patients due to the variable nature of the disease that affects treatment efficacy; however, surgical intervention in selected cases may be beneficial.
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