Wright Michael H, Denney Leann C
Oklahoma Sports Science Orthopaedics, Oklahoma City, USA.
Orthop Nurs. 2003 May-Jun;22(3):215-9; quiz 220-1. doi: 10.1097/00006416-200305000-00010.
Spinal arachnoiditis is an insidious disease caused by an inflammatory process of the arachnoid membrane resulting from many possible causes, such as myelograms with oil-based radiographic contract agents and multiple back surgeries. Diagnosis is based on symptoms and magnetic resonance imaging. Arachnoiditis can also mimic the symptoms of other diseases, such as spinal cord tumors, cauda equina syndrome, arachnoiditis ossificans, and syringomyelia. Unfortunately, there is no cure, only treatment of the chronic symptoms. It is an incurable disease that can cause minor to severe symptoms from unexplained rashes to neurologic defects.
脊髓蛛网膜炎是一种隐匿性疾病，由蛛网膜的炎症过程引起，病因众多，如使用油基放射造影剂的脊髓造影和多次背部手术。诊断基于症状和磁共振成像。蛛网膜炎也可能模仿其他疾病的症状，如脊髓肿瘤、马尾综合征、骨化性蛛网膜炎和脊髓空洞症。不幸的是，目前尚无治愈方法，只能治疗慢性症状。这是一种无法治愈的疾病，可导致从不明原因的皮疹到神经缺陷的轻微至严重症状。
