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Reports Arachnoiditis in the Cauda Equina Syndrome of Longstanding Ankylosing Spondylitis
Author(s) -
Bruining Kersti,
Weiss Kenneth,
Zeifer Barbara,
Comfort Christopher,
Kaplan Jerry G.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon19933155
Subject(s) - medicine , arachnoiditis , ankylosing spondylitis , cauda equina syndrome , cauda equina , lumbosacral joint , nerve root , magnetic resonance imaging , leptomeninges , spinal cord , pathology , anatomy , radiology , surgery , central nervous system , psychiatry
A patient with cauda equina syndrome from long‐standing ankylosing spondylitis exhibited erosive cystic defects of the thecal sac on lumbosacral magnetic resonance imaging. This report confirms the presence of nerve root clumping described previously, documents contrast enhancement of the leptomeninges for the first time, and suggests that arachnoiditis has a role in the evolution of this disorder.