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OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: We report the first case of a delayed symptomatic spinal arachnoid cyst related to a nonaneurysmal perimesencephalic hemorrhage. We review the literature concerning posthemorrhagic spinal arachnoid cysts. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: A 64-year-old woman presented with progressive spinal cord compression symptoms 10 months after a nonaneurysmal perimesencephalic hemorrhage. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine disclosed a dorsal and intradural cystic lesion producing posterior spinal cord compression. INTERVENTION: A thoracic laminectomy allowed complete resection of the cyst. Surgical and histological findings disclosed an intradural arachnoid cyst. On postoperative follow-up, spinal magnetic resonance imaging confirmed satisfactory decompression of the spinal cord. Because of extensive arachnoiditis, the patient experienced only partial recovery from neurological deficits. CONCLUSION: This extremely rare complication should be kept in mind when delayed lower-limb neurological deficits appear after subarachnoid hemorrhage, even in a perimesencephalic form.
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