Tubercular chronic adhesive arachnoiditis in a patient with diastematomyelia

Obstetric epidurals and chronic adhesive arachnoiditis.

It has been suggested that obstetric epidurals lead to chronic adhesive arachnoiditis (CAA). CAA is a nebulous disease entity with much confusion over its symptomatology. This review outlines the pathological, clinical, and radiological features of the disease. The proposed diagnostic criteria for CAA are: back pain that increases on exertion, with or without leg pain; neurological abnormality ...

Uncommon Complications of Adhesive Arachnoiditis

Familial adhesive arachnoiditis associated with syringomyelia.

Adhesive arachnoiditis is a rare condition, often complicated by syringomyelia. This pathologic entity is usually associated with prior spinal surgery, spinal inflammation or infection, and hemorrhage. The usual symptoms of arachnoiditis are pain, paresthesia, and weakness of the low extremities due to the nerve entrapment. A few cases have had no obvious etiology. Previous studies have reporte...

Uncommon Complications of Adhesive Arachnoiditis

Uncommon Complications of Adhesive Arachnoiditis