Arachnoid webs with spinal cord compression: insights from three cases

Authors

Kaleb Derouen, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Kierany B. Shelvin, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Tayler Payton, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
George A. Crabill, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
John M. Wilson, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
Gabriel Tender, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-16-2023

Publication Title

Journal of Surgical Case Reports

Abstract

Spinal arachnoid webs are intradural bands of abnormally formed arachnoid tissue, located within the subarachnoid space and causing compression of the dorsal aspect of the spinal cord. Arachnoid webs are uncommon and can be difficult to treat. We report 3 patients presenting with a spinal arachnoid web within a 6-month period. All of them exhibited signs of thoracic myelopathy and the MRI showed the pathognomonic 'scalpel sign'. Two of the patients underwent surgery for removal of their spinal arachnoid web, whereas the third patient case is currently being managed conservatively. We also present our 2D intraoperative video for arachnoid web removal and spinal cord decompression.

PubMed ID

38111492

Volume

2023

Issue

12

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Recommended Citation

Derouen, Kaleb; Shelvin, Kierany B.; Payton, Tayler; Crabill, George A.; Wilson, John M.; and Tender, Gabriel, "Arachnoid webs with spinal cord compression: insights from three cases" (2023). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 2130.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/2130