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ArticleSurgical neurology international2025

Tarlov cyst: A rare cause of radiculopathy.

Venkata Sai Suhas Yadlapati, Deepa Avadhani, Lakshmi Narasimhan Ranganathan, Sundar Shanmugam, Philo Hazeena, Rithvik Ramesh

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Venkata Sai Suhas YadlapatiDepartment of Neurology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Deepa AvadhaniDepartment of Neurology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Lakshmi Narasimhan RanganathanDepartment of Neurology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sundar ShanmugamDepartment of Neurology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Philo HazeenaDepartment of Neurology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Rithvik RameshDepartment of Neurology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Abstract

Background: Tarlov cysts rarely cause radiculopathy and typically do not warrant operative intervention. Case Description: A 50-year-old female with chronic low back pain radiating into both lower extremities had revealed perineural cysts from S1 to S3 on her magnetic resonance imaging scan. Treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and gabapentin resulted in good symptomatic improvement. Conclusion: Tarlov cysts are typically incidental findings and rarely cause radiculopathy. Conservative treatment is the standard management, with very few warranting surgical intervention.

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Low backachePerineural cystSciaticaTarlov cyst

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