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"The prevalence and severity of symptoms in patients with Tarlov cysts are controversial. Traditionally, and still largely the dominant view, it has been believed that like other spinal meningeal cysts, the vast majority of Tarlov cysts are incidentally found and are entirely asymptomatic. Large cysts may cause local pressure effects and remodel bones. However, symptoms don't appear to correlate well with size ²."

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"T1: low signal"

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"T2:"

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"T1 C+: no enhancement"

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"DWI/ADC: facilitated diffusion ~3000 x 10^-6 mm²/s"

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Number Spacing

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"DWI/ADC: facilitated diffusion ~3000 x 10^-6 mm²/s"

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Citation Preceding Space

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"DWI/ADC: facilitated diffusion ~3000 x 10^-6 mm²/s"

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Biographical Date Spacing

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"Tarlov cysts were initially described by the American neurosurgeon Isadore Max Tarlov (1905-1977) in 1938 ^1,6,8."

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"Most Tarlov cysts are asymptomatic, but in some individuals can lead to neurological dysfunction and pain. These have been termed sacral symptomatic Tarlov cysts ⁶."

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H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Associations"

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Commas

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"In some patients, however, it appears that Tarlov cysts are the cause of symptoms, such as pelvic or perineal pain/discomfort, sphincter/sexual dysfunction, radicular pain/numbness, and neurogenic claudication ^3,6."

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