COMPLETE RESOLUTION OF PARAPARESIA BY MICROLYSIS SURGERY – A RARE CASE OF IDIOPATHIC SPONTANEOUS ADHESIVE ARACHNOIDITIS

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593702304098

• Palavras-chave: arachnoid band; Spontaneous adhesive arachnoid; Neurological deficits; Treatment.

• Keywords: arachnoid band; Spontaneous adhesive arachnoid; Neurological deficits; Treatment.

• Abstract:

  Objective: To report the case of a patient with spontaneous adhesive arachnoid in T3, associated neurological deficits, its treatment and evolution. Method: Information was obtained through interviews with the patient and his daughter, photographic records of the diagnostic methods to which the patient was submitted, and a review of the literature. Final considerations: The reported case brings up a doubtful surgical treatment of a complex situation in which conservative treatment is the most used and presents an unfavorable outcome. In this case, we achieved a total reversal of the picture. The pathology affects around 750 people a year in the world and, when treated properly, it is able to obtain satisfactory results of the signs and symptoms and a high quality of life back to the patient.