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Based on the study of 8 cases of spinal intradural arachnoid cysts, the authors underline that the diagnosis is sometimes difficult because of the limitations of the paraclinical examination. They discuss aetiopathological problems.
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Lesoin, F., Leys, D., Rousseaux, M. et al. Spinal intradural arachnoid cysts. Acta neurochir 76, 125–128 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01418473
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